The Brazilian Fábio, goalkeeper for Fluminense, made history yesterday by playing his 1,391st professional match. With this, he surpassed the record of the legendary Peter Shilton. Or did he?

Fluminense goalkeeper Fábio reached, on Tuesday (19), 1,391 official matches, becoming the player with the most games played in the history of professional men's football, according to the IFFHS

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.