{"id":299039,"date":"2023-12-04T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299039"},"modified":"2023-12-04T14:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:25:28","slug":"former-man-united-champions-league-winner-looks-unrecognisable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/former-man-united-champions-league-winner-looks-unrecognisable\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Man United Champions League winner looks unrecognisable"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Former Man United Champions League winner looks completely unrecognisable 15 years after beating Chelsea on penalties<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fans have been surprised by the change in appearance of a former player<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>The Brazilian\u00a0won the Champions League and four Premier Leagues\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Andre Onana&#8217;s place as Man United No 1 is in doubt &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A member of Manchester United&#8217;s 2008 Champions League winning side is almost impossible to recognise these days.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham will be presented with the 2023 Golden Boy award on Monday night and one former winner looks remarkably different from his playing days.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been surprised after seeing a recent pictures of former United midfielder Anderson, the 35-year-old no longer sporting his trademark dreadlocks.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian now has a clean shaven haircut and seems to be enjoying life after hanging up his boots.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson retired in 2019 at the age of just 31 after a 15-year career, eight of those spent at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/13\/78554707-12823323-Anderson_pictured_in_an_advert_for_Deboa_Bet_retired_from_footba-a-87_1701696713958.jpg\" height=\"611\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anderson, pictured in an advert for Deboa Bet, retired from football four years ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/13\/78555823-12823323-image-a-93_1701697550960.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anderson was a member of the United side that won the Champions League in 2008<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson signed for United in 2007 for \u00a325 million where the highlight of his time in Manchester came in the Champions League final where he scored in the victorious shootout.<\/p>\n<p>He won four Premier League titles between 2007 and 2013 during his eight years at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson was also capped eight times by Brazil and helped them win the Copa America in 2007, before moving to United from Porto.<\/p>\n<p>He joined Internacional after leaving united before ending his career at Turkish side Adana Demirspor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/13\/78554709-12823323-The_Brazilian_seen_posing_with_his_family_was_a_member_of_four_t-a-86_1701696706351.jpg\" height=\"545\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian, seen posing with his family, was a member of four title winning United sides\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12823323\/Former-Man-United-Champions-League-winner-looks-completely-unrecognisable-15-years-beating-Chelsea-penalties.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Man United Champions League winner looks completely unrecognisable 15 years after beating Chelsea on penalties Fans have been surprised by the change in appearance of a former player The Brazilian\u00a0won the Champions League and four Premier Leagues\u00a0 Andre Onana&#8217;s place as Man United No 1 is in doubt &#8211;\u00a0Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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