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Here's Roger Federer in a super-tight Brazilian soccer jersey

By Chris Chase, USA TODAY

Roger Federer is in Brazil as part of a national tour sponsored by Gillette. As part of the process, the 17-time Grand Slam champion dressed in Brazilian soccer and volleyball uniforms and the photos delightfully made their way to Federer's Facebook page.

The swoosh-to-clothing ratio on that volleyball kit is stunning, even for Nike. Four visible swooshes on the kneepads has to set some sort of record.

Swooshes aside, I'm stunned -- STUNNED -- that Federer wasn't wearing No. 17 on his Brazilian jerseys. Nike and Federer love to mention the number of Grand Slams he's won. They put it all over his shoes and bags and t-shirts. The Fed probably keeps 17 pillows on his bed at night and chews all his food 17 times before swallowing.

To miss an easy opportunity like wearing a No. 17 jersey is so un-Federerian. Next thing you know, he'll be losing early in Slams, winning on clay and not taking subtle swipes at Andy Murray in press conference.

The No. 10 does have some historical connotations in Brazilian soccer, so it's not as if the choice was completely random: Pele wore the number during his career.

Still, giving Federer Pele's number is like the Yankees going to the White House and giving Obama a jersey with Babe Ruth's No. 3 on the back. You can't do that. It has to be either No. 1 or No. 44. There is no in between.

Federer (or the person impersonating Federer on his Facebook page) wrote this caption for one of the soccer photos: "If I was a soccer player, what would you think my nickname should be? Give me some great ideas and I will pick one later today!"

Only one day? This seems like it should be a month-long project, but here goes:

1. RogÃ©

2. Fedinho

3. The Swiss Miss (This assumes Federer wouldn't be great at soccer, on account of him having to share the ball with others.)

There aren't many soccer nicknames, it turns out.

A better question: Which tennis player would be the worst soccer flopper? Murray likes the dramatics, but I'd have to go with David Ferrer.

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