Fluminense goalkeeper Fábio has surpassed Peter Shilton as the footballer with the most all-time career appearances, according to his club.

The Brazilian, 44, played his 1,391st game in the Copa Sudamericana victory over América de Cali at the Maracaná on Tuesday -- a tally which took him past the number of appearances the Guinness Book of Records cites former England goalkeeper Shilton as having made during his career.

Shilton, however, claims he played three games fewer than that, 1,387, which was still be a previous world football-high.

But Fluminense chose to celebrate Fábio's milestone after his latest game, a 2-0 victory in the last-16 of the South American equivalent of the Europa League.

Fábio wore a shirt with a special patch and received a plate and commemorative

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