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Fantasy Football – 5 International Footballer who Retired Early

Football and of course fantasy football is a game which is empowered by passion and the zeal to score and make an impression in millions of hearts.  

There are many footballers who have etched their performances in the hearts of the fans. They are remembered even after they have retired from the game by the fantasy premier league fans of 11Wickets App 

There are many players who have made a huge impact on the football games in terms of the clubs and playing nation but have retired too soon. The world might have wanted to see more of their games but as it is said everything is unpredictable in this game.  

So, here goes the list of players who have retired soon while they could have played for many more years. Read about them and play fantasy football league games for fun. 

David Bentley 

David Bentley took off early at the age of 29 during 2014. He was without a club for a year before he retired. Bentley was signed by Tottenham and the deal was worth of 17 million. He was described as the next David Beckham by Steve McClaren. Bentley was seen in seven games for England after which his decline started. He has even mentioned that he lost his love for the game and retired early. 

Emanuel Petit 

Emanuel Petit has been seen playing with some of the incredible players which include Henry, Zidane, Rivaldo, Guardiola, Lampard and has been a good player. He started his career as a defender and ended up as a deep lying midfielder. He has won the titles in France, England, World Cup and European Cup. Based on sources, it is said that Petit retired due to injury and when he was offered a contract by Bolton, he made up his mind to retire at the age of 32. 

Jurgen Klinsmann 

Jurgen Klinsmann is presently the manager of US Men’s national team but during 1990’s he was one of the greatest forwards of Germany. His contribution to the German National Team, as well as the clubs like Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham and Bayern Munich, has been outstanding. He retired at the age of 34. He has won the World Cup and the European Championship and even finished at the runner-up for Ballon d’Or. 

Shane Supple 

Shane Supple played for few years and retired at an early age of 22. He was a goalkeeper and since he did not reach any peak, he took the decision to retired early. However, Supple had played 43 games and 34 of them came with a Championship side Ipswich Town. He gave up International soccer for Gaelic Football and still plays today for Dublin. 

Paul Scholes 

Paul Scholes retired at an age of36 which seems to be a fair age to retire but the player was capable of playing more games as he was at his peak. He had been under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson and played in 33 games which showed some of the extraordinary performances. Scholes was still able to control the game even after 36 and could have played for 20 more games for United if he had not hung up his boots. 

Thanks for reading! Play fantasy sports and enjoy! 

 

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