PLAYERS THAT WILL RETIRE AFTER THE QATAR WORLD CUP 2022
“Learn to leave when the ovation is still very loud” is one very famous quote when referring to individuals whom have held down their forte over the years and are at the zenith of their individual careers in their respective fields.
Such individuals would not remain at the top forever and one day they would no longer be able to comfortably do most of the things they once did painlessly.
In the game of soccer, age catches up with players and they begin to lose form.
Once devoted fans would no longer find their own favorite players satisfying to watch and even the players know everything would end in a very short while.
The ages 35-40 is in most cases a retirement phase for players
and some prominent players are not in any way left out as few of
them have come out to say this would be their last outing at the grand stage of the FIFA World Cup.
Having represented their individual nations and some have had
the rare privilege of winning the prestigious trophy, they would
not be making any further appearance at the world Cup as national team players.
Argentina’s captain and most decorated player Lionel Messi(35), having won 2 international trophies for his national team made it known that he would no longer be making any further appearance at the World Cup after Qatar 2022.
His very close rival and the highest goal scorer in the history of
men’s professional football, Cristiano Ronaldo (38, Portugal)
also revealed in a recent interview with Piers Morgan an English
journalist that this would be his last world cup and he is very
hopeful and positive about winning it as that would crown an already great career.
Real Madrid’s midfielder Luka Modric (37, Croatia ) also revealed to media outlets that this is his last appearance at a FIFA World Cup.
The world cup 2nd runner up and golden ball winner at the 2018 FIFA world cup is currently in Qatar representing his nation.
Other prominent players who would not be making any further appearance are:
Luis Suarez, Uruguay 35 y/o
Thiago Silva, Brazil
Yuto Nagamito, Japan 36 y/o
Manuel Nuer, Germany 36 y/o
Dani Alvez, Brazil 39 y/o
Karim Benzema, France 34 y/o
Sergio Busquets, Spain 34 y/o
Oliver Giroud, France 36 y/o
Diego Godin, Uruguay 36 y/o
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden 41 y/o
Guillermo Ochoa, Mexico 37 y/o
Sergio Ramos, France 36 y/o
Neymar Jr, Brazil 30 y/o
Pierre- Aubameyang, French, Gabonese 33 y/o
Edinson Cavani, Uruguay 35 y/o
Eden Hazard, Belgium 31 y/o
Gareth Bale, Wales 33 y/o
Robert Lewandowski, Polish 34 y/o
Thomas Muller, Germany 33 y/o
