Flamengo star Everton Ribeiro pays tribute to the late Sean Connery as he dons a special ‘007’ shirt

 

Brazilian footballer Everton Ribeiro paid honour to the late Sean Connery over the weekend by donning a special ‘007’ shirt during a Flamengo match.

The great James Bond actor sadly passed away in his sleep at his home in the Bahamas aged 90 following a long illness.

Tributes have flooded in worldwide following Connery’s death and Flamengo star Everton decided to pay his respects by wearing a kit number of ‘007’ during the game against Sao Paulo on Sunday.

The ‘007’ shirt worn by Flamengo’s Everton Ribeiro against Sao Paulo over the weekend

The Brazilian footballer paid tribute to the iconic James Bond actor following his death

Everton, whose usual kit number is seven, donned the shirt throughout the match in Brazil as Sao Paulo ran out emphatic 4-1 winners two days ago.

Prior to the encounter, Flamengo tweeted a picture of the kit, alongside the message: ‘To pay tribute to the late actor Sean Connery, midfielder Everton Ribeiro will wear number 007 in tomorrow’s league fixture.’

The iconic Scottish actor’s death was announced on Saturday with a statement from his publicist reading: ‘His wife Micheline and his two sons, Jason and Stephane, have confirmed that he died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family.

‘There will be a private ceremony followed by a memorial yet to be planned once the virus has ended.’

Tributes continue to pour in for the iconic James Bond actor Sean Connery after his death

Connery, whose movie career spans five decades, is best known for being the first to portray the role of British fictional spy 007 who he played between 1962–1971. 

Connery appeared in seven of the James Bond films and in 1988 won an Oscar for his role in The Untouchables.  

He starred in other films including The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Rock. 

Connery was a big football fan himself, and an ardent supporter of Scottish giants Rangers.

And Gennaro Gattuso recently revealed that the Bond star begged him not to leave Rangers back in 1998.

Connery appeared in seven of the James Bond films and he also won an Oscar back in 1988

Gattuso, now manager of Napoli, played for Rangers between 1997 and 1998 and ended up leaving for Salernitana as he returned to his native Italy. 

Speaking at a Napoli press conference, Gattuso said: ‘I only met him once. The president then was David Murray, he was part of the board and, it’s true, one evening he spoke to me and he didn’t want me to leave.’

Following Connery’s death, Gattuso spoke of his ‘great personality’. 

He said: ‘I just want to send a big hug to all of his family, I definitely have beautiful memories of him. He had a great charm, great personality, he made cinema history.’