The Legend of Ageless! Five senior war gods in football! Who can best interpret the spirit of football?

Cazorla gave up Qatar's annual salary of 2 million euros and only received a minimum salary of 91,000 euros in the SIPG second. He used comprehensive data of 5 goals and 5 assists to prove himself, especially the two key goals in the upgraded play-offs, allowing people to see that he is still emitting residual heat.

When modern football is obsessed with youth storms, a group of "old war gods" are subverting age bias with iron-blooded data and leadership values.

They are not only tactical puzzles, but also live monuments of the spirit of football. Let’s see who these five elderly players are!

1. Cazorla (41 years old, Real Oviedo)

Cazorla scored 5 goals and 5 assists in 35 games in the 2025 Spanish Second Division, and advanced to the semi-finals of the play-offs, facing Almeria to score a historic free kick, becoming the oldest goal scorer in the play-offs at the age of 40 and 180 days.

What's even more shocking is his sacrifice, his annual salary is only 4% of that of the Qatar period, and he donated 10% of his jersey sales to youth training.

This former Arsenal Magician is now leading the Youth Army to face La Liga as a player and mentor.

2. Modric (39 years old, AC Milan)

Bernabeu's eternal metronome, Modric scored 2 goals and 7 assists in 28 games in La Liga in 2024-25, with a pass success rate of 91.2%, and the top three in the team's key passes.

Ancelotti's evaluation came to the nail on the head: "His brain is more deadly than his legs."

has transferred to AC Milan, and I believe that he can still perform at the top level in the new league.

3. After Thiago Silva (40 years old, Fruminense)

, he attended 18 games in the 2025 Brazil League, with a success rate of 78%. As the captain, he led the team to break through from the Liberators Cup group, and his young teammates called it a "defensive encyclopedia."

In this Club World Cup, he led Fruminense to advance to the semi-finals of the Club World Cup for the first time, defeating Inter Milan successively, and creating history.

4. Ronaldo (40 years old, wins in Riyadh)

C Ronaldo needs to be said, he scored 22 goals in 29 games in the 2024-25 season, and the proportion of headers increased to 45%. In the AFC Champions League, he led the team to the semi-finals as the captain.

Ronaldo successfully renewed his contract with Riyadh, and he is believed to create more miracles in Saudi Arabia.

5. Miura Chiroki (58 years old, Suzuka FC)

Currently, Miura Chiroki plays in the fourth-level Japanese league Suzuka FC, and his first appearance in July 2025 sets the oldest record in professional football.

Although he did not score, his 90-degree bow after each game has become a vivid textbook for club cultural construction. At least in the Japanese League, his status is on par with Maradona to some extent.