World Soccer

REPORTS WE COULDN’T MAKE UP

1 ROLLING BACK THE YEARS

emember Ailton? The Brazilian striker was the inspiration behind Werder Bremen’s stunning Bundesliga title triumph in 2003-04, scoring 28 goals, before later retiring in his home country in 2011. Well, now he’s back, coming out of retirement at the age of 49 to play in the ninth tier of German football

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