The Boys from Brazil - Da Silva Twins

Chong

Morning Lads,

Just listening to Guardian podcast there and they made an interesting if not funny point. As we know the two lads are very difficult to tell apart, so for example not that it would happen but if Rafael got suspended and Fabio took his place it would be extremely difficult to tell them apart. The question is how do we differ them from each other.

See for yourself , its not easy (Naturally if you have seen the pic before you'll know which is which):



Just wondering has this happened before with such identical twins in footie?

De Boers always looked a like but for some reason you could always tell them apart as Frank was a bit more built than Ronald.



Anyways I just found it funny when they mentioned it on the podcast this morning :pac:

apoch632

Fabio is married and has a taped up wedding ring is the way to tell them apart. They also play different positions

Boggles

apoch632 wrote: »

Fabio is married and has a taped up wedding ring is the way to tell them apart.

Hahaha. I think if they were to pull a scheme like that, they might have the cop on to remove the ring.

Chong

apoch632 wrote: »

Fabio is married and has a taped up wedding ring is the way to tell them apart. They also play different positions

Is this a joke, is he really married? He is 19 FFS :S

Boggles

Chong wrote: »

Is this a joke, is he really married? He is 19 FFS :S

He is 18 and yes married.

Here is website on them

http://www.fabioandrafael.com/

Chong

Boggles wrote: »

He is 18 and yes married.

Here is website on them

http://www.fabioandrafael.com/

My bad , 19 this July , I see it now.

18 and married jaysus!

Boggles

Chong wrote: »

My bad , 19 this July , I see it now.

18 and married jaysus!

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Tis only a matter of time before the lads decide to have a night out in Leeds, it will be all over then. :pac:

Mitch Connor

From redcafe...

tell 'em apart

smackbunnybaby

Rafa told me that even if United did pull a stunt like they wouldnt get punished

Mitch Connor

On a kinda related note, anyone remember the chelsea game where makalele commited a foul, and as the ref had his back turned to him (talking to terry i think) maka walked away and pushed SWP (I think) to the position he had been standing in. Ref turned round and booked SWP. was ammused at the time, I think SWP got his card exponged too.

ROCKMAN

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Rafa told me that even if United did pull a stunt like they wouldnt get punished

FHACT:D

lee_arama

Rafael's the one who won't get farmed out on loan.

No reason why he won't be the 1st choice right back next season. Lethal going forward.

jesus_thats_gre

Why is this in it's own thread?

Mitch Connor

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Why is this in it's own thread?

why not?

The question in the OP is: Just wondering has this happened before with such identical twins in footie?

That is not specific to United.

People are becoming a real pain in this forum for this kind of thing.

shane86

Boggles wrote: »

He is 18 and yes married.

Here is website on them

http://www.fabioandrafael.com/

The layout of the first sentence followed by that link nearly looks like they are married to each other on first glance :pac:

There was a Thailand vs Lebanon game the other week reported in the Indo where there was some confusion with twins or something. I think one Thai twin commited a nasty foul on one of the Lebanese, and the guy then accidently took his revenge on the wrong twin later on

Think the wrong one may have got booked at one point and all.

Unearthly

Mitch Connor wrote: »

From redcafe...

tell 'em apart

Just for the sake of a guess I'm going to say Fabio, Rafael, fabio

Chong

Exactly, Its not a speciifically about United, even though question relates to 2 united players.

eagle eye

Unearthly wrote: »

Just for the sake of a guess I'm going to say Fabio, Rafael, fabio

I'll go Rafael, Rafael, Fabio.

Vokes

Raphael, Raphael, Raphael :pac: Im right, arent i?

Unearthly

I think you are

prem badges....

Mitch Connor

Unearthly wrote: »

I think you are

prem badges....

Fabio, Rafael, Rafael

SantryRed

If yous had of used your brains C is obviously Rafael. Throw in on the right hand side

Highsider

Silly thread TBH

Chong

Highsider wrote: »

Silly thread TBH

Thats what its meant to be :rolleyes: I said it from the outset.

Daysha

Highsider wrote: »

Silly thread TBH

Don't like it, don't post in it.

ShooterSF

SantryRed wrote: »

If yous had of used your brains C is obviously Rafael. Throw in on the right hand side

Damn how did I not cop that :pac:

Unearthly

SantryRed wrote: »

If yous had of used your brains C is obviously Rafael. Throw in on the right hand side

Pffft

Clearly you only noticed that after you seen it was revealed as Rafael :pac:

ITT-Pat

SantryRed wrote: »

If yous had of used your brains C is obviously Rafael. Throw in on the right hand side

he could have been throwing backwards....

bohsman

Remember the ref confusing Seedorf and Davids a few years back, think it was Juve v Ajax, booked Seedorf in first half and tried to send Davids off for second yellow in the second (or vice versa)

GuanYin

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Why is this in it's own thread?

In future report the post.

SantryRed

Anyways, this does deserve its own thread.

I don't watch United a lot but everytime I have Rafael has looked impressive. And Fabio also looked good against Spurs.

I doubt there's every been twins who play on different sides of the pitch though. THat's very weird

Guy:Incognito

Chong wrote: »

Is this a joke, is he really married? He is 19 FFS :S

Did Kleberson not come over at a similar age with a 14 year old wife in tow or somesuch?

Chong

Stekelly wrote: »

Did Kleberson not come over at a similar age with a 14 year old wife in tow or somesuch?

Jaysus , good ol kleberson wasnt the lads age, he was 24.

Guy:Incognito

Chong wrote: »

Jaysus , good ol kleberson wasnt the lads age, he was 24.

That just makes the underage wife thing worse.:)

YDMHSSB

funny enough was talking about this today re kelberson.

his missus was 15 and leeds tried to sign him but she wasnt legal. he had to wait until she was 16 to try again. then united signed him.

i met the d silvas last week in manchester and both had their missus with them. tasty burds no doubt.