Rivaldo To Retire

[Scott]

From Sky Sports:

Brazilian playmaker Rivaldo has announced he will retire at the end of the coming season.

The 34-year-old attacking midfielder won the World Cup in 2002, but has been playing for the last two seasons in the Greek Alpha Ethniki for Olympiakos.

He has added to his already glittering trophy cabinet over the last two terms with two Greek cups and two championships domestically, but has now told a sports paper in the country that he is ready to hang up his boots.

"I have already made up my mind. This is going to be my last season as a footballer. I want to finish my career with Olympiakos' shirt," he told Potathlitis.

"I want to do something great next season and then I will go to Brazil to get some rest, but I assure everyone that this doesn't mean that I am not going to try my best in my last season as a footballer of Olympiakos.

"I want to achieve something more with Olympiakos and I hope that the other players and I can make it. This is how I want to leave Olympiakos and the football fields."

Rivaldo started out as a professional at the age of 16 in 1989 with Santa Cruz, and he moved around Brazil before winning a transfer to Deportivo La Coruna in 1996.

He was named the World and European Footballer of the Year in 1999 when at Barcelona, and then won the UEFA Champions League with Milan in 2003 and make an impact on the European stage again last season.

[7even]

Good riddance I say. I’ll remember him more for his cheating and diving than his football ability. He was past his best ages ago.

[Red Yank]

7even said:

Good riddance I say. I’ll remember him more for his cheating and diving than his football ability. He was past his best ages ago.

when he dropped like a sack of potatoes in the WC match against Turkey was the defining moment for me as far as his dramatics go....disgusting!

[Dizzy]

I remember when he was rumoured to go to Bolton, hahaha.

[unitedinhardcore]

nyjorge said:

7even said:

Good riddance I say. I’ll remember him more for his cheating and diving than his football ability. He was past his best ages ago.

when he dropped like a sack of potatoes in the WC match against Turkey was the defining moment for me as far as his dramatics go....disgusting!

it's the only thing i remember about him. no loss to the football world that he is quitting.
didnt he then go on to qatar for the cash?

[unitedinhardcore]

oops just read scott's original post that makes my last comment look particularly stupid