A former FC Barcelona star is said to have returned to football at the age of 43 after spending time in prison for cockfighting.
Brazilian footballer Fabio Rochemback has come out of retirement 10 years after hanging up his boots in 2014.
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Capped seven times by Brazil, the midfielder has joined Brazilian amateur side Guarany de Xaxim, who ply their trade in the regional Santa Catarina Championship, according to the Daily Star.
In 2017, Rochemback was arrested at his farm in Rio Grande do Sul state on suspicion of being involved in a cockfighting syndicate.
The now 43-year-old was charged with animal fighting, as he was found to be part of a ring that organised fights between domesticated roosters for money.
It is said that 89 roosters and more than £75 000 (R1.7 million) in cash were seized during the raid, which also led to the arrest of 146 people, with 57 subsequently charged.
Cockfighting constitutes animal fighting in Brazil, with the law categorising it as an environmental crime. Notably, this was not the first time that Rochemback had fallen foul of this crime.
Rochemback, who was on the books of Barca between 2001 and 2005, has penned a short-term contract with his new team, Guarany de Xaxim, and is said to have captained the side on his debut.
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