Marcelo also spoke of Real great Zinedine Zidane: "Zidane knew the dressing room like few others. He gave me so much joy, I adore him both as a player and as a coach. He gave me a lot of freedom. He told me: 'Go ahead, Casemiro is behind you'."

Real Madrid icon Marcelo announced his retirement from professional football with immediate effect, at the age of 36. The left-back, who was paraded at the Santiago Bernabeu prior to

Real Madrid legend Marcelo is thinking about returning to the club one day, as he revealed when sharing his retirement plans on Spanish television.

You have to be pretty special to be known by a singular name in football, and that was the case for Brazilian left-back Marcelo. The position was of course nominal for the Real Madrid legend, who

Last week, the Real Madrid and Brazil icon decided to hang up his boots at the age of 36. In an emotional video announcing his retirement, Marcelo expressed gratitude for his time in the game. Five days after bringing the curtains down on his illustrious professional career,