The Fernández brothers
Álex and Nacho have already met in the Cup, with Madrid and Espanyol, but this weekend the brothers can meet for the first time in a league match between Real Madrid and Cádiz and in the Stadium that saw them grow as players . We review other pairs of brothers who were rivals on the pitch.
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The Touré brothers
Yaya Touré and her brother Kolo faced each other in the Premier League, Yaya played for Manchester City and Kolo for Liverpool and in a friendly when Yaya was in Barcelona and Kolo in City.
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The Milito brothers
Gabriel Milito was an emblem of Independiente; Diego is an idol of Racing. They animated hot classics in Avellaneda.
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The Milito brothers
They also faced each other in LaLiga, Gabi at Barcelona and Diego at Zaragoza. The singular thing is that they were also teammates in Zaragoza.
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The Milito brothers
And they met again in a Champions League semi-final match, Gabi Milito was still at Barcelona and Diego with Inter
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The Baresi brothers
Franco Baresi, Milan figure. Giusseppe Baresi, figure of Inter. They faced each other in several madonina classics and were teammates in the Italian team.
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The Baresi brothers
Franco Baresi, Milan figure. Giusseppe Baresi, figure of Inter. They faced each other in several madonina classics and were teammates in the Italian team.
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The Boateng brothers
Kevin-Prince and Jerome Boateng have met in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg in 2009 and with Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in 2013, many more games faced the two brothers, even defending jerseys from different teams .
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The Maradona brothers
Diego needs no introduction. Hugo had steps through small clubs and when he was active in Ascoli he faced the left-handed Napoli.
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The Charlton brothers
Jack was a Leeds United defender and Bobby a Manchester United legend when they met on the pitch.
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The Alcantara brothers
Thiago and Rafinha, Mazinho's children, met in 2015 in a Champions League semi-final match, Rafinha defended the Barcelona shirt and Thiago the Bayern Munich shirt. The brothers took different paths and each one plays for a different team, Thiago chose to defend the Spanish team and Rafinha the Brazilian.
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The Caroca brothers
Rafael and Ignacio saw each other when the former defended Colo Colo and the latter defended Barnechea. Both were formed in the albos.
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The Inzaghi brothers
Unique is the case of Filippo and Simone. Not only did they face each other as players, when the former defended Milan and Juventus, and the latter against Padova and Lazio, but they faced each other as coaches, in the Milan and Lazio Spring teams.
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The Inzaghi brothers
Unique is the case of Filippo and Simone. Not only did they face each other as players, when the former defended Milan and Juventus, and the latter against Padova and Lazio, but they faced each other as coaches, in the Milan and Lazio Spring teams.
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The Scotti brothers
Andrés, central from Colo Colo; Diego, steering wheel of Spanish Union. In the final stage of their careers they faced each other in the Chilean tournament.
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The Ferdinand brothers
Rio and Anton Ferdinand started at West Ham but time saw them face off in the Premier League. In 2005 Rio was playing for Manchester United and Anton for West Ham when they met for the first time.
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The Ferdinand brothers
In 2008 they met again on the pitch, Rio with Manchester United and Anton at Sunderland's
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In 2012 they faced each other again, Rio Ferdinand was still at Manchester United and Anton at Queen Park Rangers
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The Altintop brothers
Hamit – pictured at Bayern Munich – faced his twin brother Halil when he was playing for Schalke. Both were born in Germany but decided to defend Turkey. In addition, they were teammates in Schalke, the 2006-2007 season.
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The Higuaín brothers
Gonzalo is the most famous and the youngest. Federico did not achieve the notoriety of the Napoli man, and they faced each other when River received Nueva Chicago.
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The Neville brothers
Gary and Phil were trained and played together for Manchester United, the former as a right-back and the latter as a left-back, despite being a right-hander. They were teammates in Manchester, on the English team, but rivals when Phil left for Everton.
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The Cannavaro brothers
Fabio went further than Paolo. Both were trained in Parma, but Paolo returned to Napoli, his hometown, to become an emblem of his hometown team. Fabio shone in Parma, Juventus, Real Madrid, and was world champion with Italy.
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The Alonso brothers
Xabi Alonso is the winner, Mikel always lived in the shadow of the Bayern Munich midfielder. Both were formed at Real Sociedad and faced each other when Xabi returned to Spain to play for Real Madrid.
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