4. If he hadn’t have been a footballer, he’d have been a writer. Before linking up with River Plate’s youth side, he began studying for a degree in journalism from Buenos Airies’ University of Palermo.
3. Falcao has a better European goalscoring record than Germany legend Jurgen Klinsmann. The former Tottenham star bagged 15 goals in the 1995/96 UEFA Cup whilst with Inter Milan, but Falcao bettered that 15 years later by clocking up 17 with Porto.
