Cisse announces retirement from football
The 34-year-old, who left Bastia in the summer,
has called time on his professional career after
almost two decades scoring goals domestically
and internationallyFormer France and Liverpool
striker Djibril Cisse announced his retirement from
professional football on Monday.
Cisse, 34, was in the headlines last week, denying
allegations he was involved in a plot to blackmail
former team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over sex
tape footage .
He has been without a full-time club since the end
of last season, when he left Ligue 1 outfit Bastia.
Cisse said on Monday he could no longer handle
the demands of professional football.
"The body says stop, now it's over," he told Canal
+. "I can't practice high-level football."
Cisse's professional career started at Auxerre in
1998 and his goalscoring exploits led to a
Liverpool move in 2004.
After his departure from Anfield, he spent time at
numerous clubs – including Marseille,
Sunderland, Panathinaikos and QPR – while he
also represented France 41 times, scoring nine
goals.
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