Vagner Love
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Vagner Love, real name Vagner Silva Nascimento, (born June 11, 1984 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for CSKA Moscow. He started his career with Palmeiras, for whom he scored 19 goals in the 2003 season to help them return to the Brazilian Série A.
Palmeiras adepts call him a mercenary.
He scored the final goal that sealed CSKA's surprising 3-1 victory in the 2005 UEFA Cup final over Sporting Lisbon on Sporting's home field in Lisbon.