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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
In soccer the numbers are based on position: if you're number 9 it means you're the main striker. If you're number 1 you're the goalkeeper. Let's say you're Brazil's striker, wearing number 9 on your back, then of course there's going to be pressure on you to live up to that lineage, but it's more pressure to perform in the role itself.
I feel like retiring numbers is pretty pointless, except in number 99’s case. Gretzky set every record imaginable and wore a completely unique number. No one in their right mind would request that number in any organisation and that's probably a sensible reflex. Beyond that, I think it's ok to move on.
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Couldn't If they wanted to. 99 is officially retired league wide.