On May 24th, Beijing time, the final of the São Paulo Intercontinental League was rekindled, and São Paulo defeated Palmeiras with a score of 2-0, successfully reaching the top of the championship. With this victory, 38-year-old Brazilian soccer legend Alves won his 42nd career title, setting a new record as the player with the most titles in soccer history.
Alves had an illustrious soccer career, scoring 72 goals and 188 assists in 978 games, averaging a trophy every less than 24 games.
Alves' 42 titles are spread across multiple clubs and national teams, with 23 at Barcelona (6 La Liga, 4 Copa del Rey, 4 Copa del Rey, 3 UEFA Champions League, 3 UEFA Super Cup, 3 Club World Cup), 5 at Sevilla (1 Copa del Rey, 1 Copa del Rey, 2 UEFA Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup), 5 at Paris (2 Ligue 1, 1 Coupe de France, 1 Coupe de la Ligue, 1 Coupe de la Ligue), 2 at Juventus (1 Serie A, 1 Coppa Italia), 4 for Brazil's adult national team, 4 for the U20 Brazil national team, and 1 for Juventus. 1, 1 Coupe de la Ligue, 1 Coupe de la Ligue, 1 Coupe de la Première), 2 titles with Juventus (1 Serie A, 1 Coupe d'Italia), 4 titles with the Brazilian Adult National Team, 1 with the U20 Brazilian National Team, 1 in Bahia, and now 1 more in São Paulo.
Notably, São Paulo boss Crespo, a former Argentine soccer superstar, is equally impressive.
In Alves' prime, he was regarded as one of the best right backs in world football. In Sevilla and Barcelona, Alves had outstanding performance and played a great role in promoting Messi's growth. In Barcelona, Messi and Alves often played wonderful cooperation. Today, Alves is still active in the green field, and even made the latest Brazilian national team list. Brazilian manager Tite said: "Alves is in great shape and he has a brilliant history in the national team. His fitness is still excellent, despite the busy schedule of the World Qualifiers."
In terms of the number of titles, Alves leaves Messi and Cairo far behind, with Cairo having just collected his 34th title at Juventus and Messi on 37.
