A debate over the true age of Colombia star Radamel Falcao was ended on Thursday as local press printed a copy of the striker's birth certificate.
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The row was created by the new Monaco signing's former school head teacher claiming on local television station Noticias Uno that Falcao was born in 1984 and not 1986.
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That would have made him 29 and not 27, meaning the principality club had forked out €60 million for a player two years closer to retirement than they had believed.
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But newspaper El Tiempo printed a copy of his official birth certificate from the Santa Marta municipality where he was born on February 10, 1986, proving once and for all that he is indeed 27.
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On Tuesday Falcao had taken to Twitter to refute the allegations saying: "I am surprised by these media reports about my age – they are ridiculous."
Radamel Falcao is definately a great player no matter the club anyone plays in....He is a marvellous footballer...Gud one.