Former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid star, Diego Forlan, has announced his retirement from playing football.
Forlan, who made the announcement during an interview with Telemundo on Tuesday night, said: “It hasn’t been easy, I didn’t want the time to come, but I knew it was going to come.
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“I have decided to stop playing football professionally.”
Forlan started his professional career with Independiente in Argentina.
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He then moved to Manchester United in January 2002.
The 40-year-old won the English Premier League, EPL, with the Red Devils in 2002-2003 and the FA Cup the following season.
He has also played for Villarreal in the Spanish La Liga and Kitchee in Hong Kong.
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