Gallas hangs up his boots
Former France defender William Gallas has announced his retirement, bringing to an end a decorated 19-year professional career, he said on Thursday.
"You tell yourself you can always continue but I think that today I can't," the 37-year-old centre back told TV channel L'Equipe 21 in an interview to be aired later on Thursday.
Gallas, who started his professional career at Caen in 1995, won 84 caps for France and scored five goals.
He also played the 2006 World Cup final which France lost on penalties to Italy.
After playing for Olympique Marseille from 1997-2001, Gallas left for Chelsea, where he won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006.
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