Number of pros decide to hang up their boots

by Mark Chang for PMF News

A number of professionals today announced their plans to retire at the end of the season, ex-England Internationals Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Paul Merson, Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon, Carlton Palmer and Stuart Pearce have all decided that this is to be their last season in the league.

Of all the teams, Derby County are perhaps the worst hit, with Dixon, Blanc, Kimble, and perhaps most importantly their captain and top scorer Ravanelli all deciding that this was to be their first, and last season in the PMF League.

The full list of players who will be retiring at the end of the first PMF season is as follows:

Martin Keown (Arsenal)
Tony Adams (Arsenal)
Ed De Goey (Chelsea)
Niall Quinn (Sunderland)
Paul Merson (Aston Villa)
Stuart McCall (Everton)
Clive Mendonca (Ipswich Town)
Filippo Galli (Ipswich Town)
Brian Dean (Middlesbrough)
Nigel Winterburn (West Ham United)
Laurent Blanc (Derby County)
Fabrizio Ravanelli (Derby County)
Alan Kimble (Derby County)
Lee Dixon (Derby County)
Ike Shorunmu (Fulham)
Carlton Palmer (Barnsley)
Keith Curle (Barnsley)
Kevin Poole (Birmingham City)
Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
Raimond van der Gouw (Sheffield United)
Dennis Irwin (Wolverhampton Wanderers)