Thiago Silva has insisted that he can play well into his 40s and in the form he is, it is hard to argue against him. The Chelsea star wants to emulate his hero Paolo Maldini and, at 37, is showing no signs of slowing down.
"I hope I can do the same thing that Maldini did at Milan, playing until he was 40 or 41 years old," Silva said. "That's my plan for the immediate future and I have prepared myself for that."
Reaching that decade for many means starting up bird-watching or mastering the BBQ at a family get-together. But for some it is just another year with the best athletes in the world able to continue their sport.
