By Osagie Alonge
English footballer and Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has announced his retirement from the club, after playing 716 games.
Scholes, 38, had previously announced his retirement at the end of the 2010/11 season but made a surprise return in January 2012.
He has enjoyed a brilliant career at Man United having won ten Premier League, three FA Cup and two UEFA Champions League winners medals.
Paul is a truly unbelievable player. He has always been fully committed to this club and it has been a real privilege to work with him for so many years. Paul will play at Old Trafford on Sunday against Swansea and will collect an unbelievable but well-deserved 11th Premier League medal’, head coach Alex Ferguson, who will also be retiring at the end of this season says.
Yes, I am finally hanging up my boots for good! Playing football is all I have ever wanted to do, and so to have had such a long and successful career at Manchester United, under the greatest manager of all time, has been an honour. The team has the right balance and will continue to thrive under the leadership of David Moyes’, Scholes says.
He is also the third most booked footballer in Premier League history receiving 97 yellow and 4 red cards in the Premier League.
