Tuesday, January 22, 2008

FINNAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT


Steve Finnan announced his retirement today from international football.Finnan has made 50 appearances for his country Republic of Ireland and also made his debut at the 2000 against Greece.He also made his appearance in the 2002 world cup and was a regular member of the squad for all these eight years.The former Fulham defender felt that with a new national manager set to be named in the near future the time was right to allow fresh faces to be given a chance.He declared"But I'll be 34 when the next tournament comes around so it's the right time for me to step down."

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