Sol Campbell retires from football

Former England centre-back Sol Campbell has announced his retirement from football after two decades in the game. The 37-year-old former Arsenal player has been without a club since being released by Newcastle United in 2011.

"It's not easy for me to say it's all over, that's why I've been putting it off for a long time," he said.

The veteran said he had been given the chance to carry on but, following an injury, had made the difficult decision to retire. "I had a couple of offers to carry on - one from a Premier League team and another from a team who had just been promoted to the Premier League - but I had a foot injury and by the time I'd recovered from that people had already moved on," he said. "To say that I am not going to play professional football again is difficult because I've had a long time at the top and I've put in a lot of work and it's taken a lot of dedication."

Thought he had retired?

Josiah Maiestas wrote:

Thought he had retired?

I guess you are not paid to 'think'..

SugarRayRussell (PBK) wrote:A top class defender and at one point one of the best on the planet. He had a great career but like you said it would have been nice to see him go out on top.