TONI CALLS IT QUITS

Veteran Italian striker Luca Toni will hang up his boots after a final Serie A game with Verona against Juventus on Sunday, after announcing his retirement from football on Wednesday. The 2006 World Cup winner has scored a total of 156 Serie A goals for eight different clubs throughout a storied career that also saw him star for Bayern Munich and become the Bundesliga's top scorer in the 2007-2008 season. Last season Toni, at 38 years old, became the oldest player to win Serie A's top scorer (Capocannoniere) award -- an accolade he shared with Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi when both finished on 22 goals. "After so many years of playing football, 22 in the professional ranks, I think the time has arrived for me to say goodbye," Toni told a press conference.