Calling It Quits
The end of the 2006 World Cup signalled pipe and slippers time for some impressive international careers.
So, we’ve put together a quick list of World Cup players who’ve made official announcements.
In alphabetical order, wave goodbye to…
Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
Phillip Cocu (Netherlands)
Mohammad Al Deayea (Saudi Arabia)
Luis Figo (Portugal)
Sami Al Jaber (Saudi Arabia)
Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil)
Oliver Kahn (Germany)
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
Claude Makelele (France)
Hidetoshi Nakata* (Japan)
Pauleta (Portugal)
Karel Poborsky (Czech Republic)
Claudio Reyna (USA)
Hatem Trabelsi (Tunisia)
Paolo Wanchope (Costa Rica)
Zinedine Zidane* (France)
(and of course … Graham Poll)
* = retired from football altogether
Still wating on official decisions from Francesco Totti, Cafu, Lilian Thuram, Fabien Barthez, Mark Viduka, Dwight Yorke, Agustin Delgado, Brian McBride, Kasey Keller and others.
As always, leave a comment to point out anyone who should be added to the list.
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By brasileiro | July 18th, 2006 at 2:27 am 
i do hope cafu retires already.there’s no point in pushing things further because this may only ruin his legacy as a once-great figure in the seleçao.
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By Jane | July 18th, 2006 at 3:00 am Thought I read Lilain Thuram was trying to move to Arsenal.
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By Kiko | July 19th, 2006 at 1:04 am Akwa promised to retire too. I wonder what he is waiting for.
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By Mcthingy2 | July 19th, 2006 at 1:45 am I think it would have been better for everyone if Roberto Carlos had retired before the World Cup
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By Adam | July 19th, 2006 at 9:08 am Pauleta from Portugal also done
By Adam | July 19th, 2006 at 9:08 am Im an idiot nevermind
By Euler | July 19th, 2006 at 12:14 pm Official announcements to quit the National Team, right? Most will still be playing in teams from all over Europe, so technically it is still ‘international’ career.
Roberto Carlos time in the Seleção is over no matter if he wants it or not. Cafu’s too.
Juninho Pernambucano admitted he will be too old for the next WC (unlike the 2 mentioned above). He will be 35. That’s one more reason for Brazilians to hate Parreira. He deserved to play more in this one.
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