AC Milan brought back the serial medal collector in 2019, when he seemed destined to quietly ending his career with Los Angeles Galaxy. The striker repaid them in 2021-2. Despite the injuries that forced him to retire after the next season, he scored eight goals in 23 league appearances to win the last of his 12 league crowns aged 40.
FORMIGA
Miraildes Maciel Mota, known as Formiga (the ant) owing to her hard-working style, made her Brazil debut at 17 in 1995 and accumulated 234 caps before retiring in November 2021 aged 43. The midfielder appeared in seven Olympic football tournaments and seven World Cups, both records. She played for 15 clubs, winning the French league with Paris Saint-Germain in her final season.
MERLENE OTTEY
