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Couple fulfil every football fan’s dream and are married at half-time during America-RN’s clash with Ceilandia in same stadium Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini

Rodrigo and Glauce were wed in a five-minute service in front of 10,000 fans which included a host of family and friends

A COUPLE fulfilled the dream of football fans all around the world as they tied the knot at HALF-TIME of a match involving their favourite team.

Rodrigo and Glauce were officially wed in front of 10,000 people during the interval of the clash between their beloved America-RN and Ceilandia in the fourth tier.

Rodrigo and Glauce tie the knot in front of 10,000 people in Brazil fourth tier
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Rodrigo and Glauce tie the knot in front of 10,000 people in Brazil fourth tierCredit: Diego Simonetti / Major Blog
Rodrigo and Glauce had a celebrity America-RN fan bring out the rings
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Rodrigo and Glauce had a celebrity America-RN fan bring out the ringsCredit: Diego Simonetti / Major Blog

The ceremony lasted just five minutes as the priest performed the service in the centre circle with just one other official guest — a local celebrity America-RN fan — who presented the rings.

And was cladded entirely in the club's colours of red.

Bride Glauce confirmed it was super America-RN fan Rodrigo’s dream.

She said: “It was all his idea.

“We were going to have a small civil service with a party at t e end of the year.

“But he then got this idea, which had been his dream, so I said yes.

Rodrigo fulfilled childhood dream by tying knot at Arena das Dunas
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Rodrigo fulfilled childhood dream by tying knot at Arena das DunasCredit: Diego Simonetti / Major Blog
Bride Glauce revealed that the idea of wedding at half-time was Rodrigo's
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Bride Glauce revealed that the idea of wedding at half-time was Rodrigo'sCredit: Diego Simonetti / Major Blog
Giorgio Chiellini lies stricken after being bitten by Luis Suarez at World Cup
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Giorgio Chiellini lies stricken after being bitten by Luis Suarez at World CupCredit: AP:Associated Press

“However, when I accepted his proposal, I believed it wouldn’t have been possible for the Arena das Dunas to allowed this.

“I accepted, but I never believed it would happen.”

The pair’s family and friends were all present for this unforgettable union.

Giorgio Chiellini was nibbled at by Luis Suarez at Arena das Dunas
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Giorgio Chiellini was nibbled at by Luis Suarez at Arena das DunasCredit: AP:Associated Press

 

And Rodrigo explained America-RN accepted his request — but forbade him to wear black, which is the colour of rivals, Ceilandia.

So he, too, wore the club's colours of red and white.

The Arena das Dunas is a 31,000-seater stadium in the Brazilian city of Natal and was where Luis Suarez famously bit Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup.


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