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Last year
2023
Wave Goodbye
Scotland's Stuart McInally retires at 33
26 Sep 2023
5.4k
5
All time
Wave Goodbye
Veteran Irish jockey Manning retires at 55
31 Oct 2022
5.6k
2
Legend
After 9 titles and a Champions League win, Franck Ribery retires
21 Oct 2022
4.6k
1
Wave Goodbye
Ex-world champion Amir Khan retires from boxing
13 May 2022
4.4k
3
Wave Goodbye
Springbok World Cup winner retires at 34
5 Feb 2021
11.0k
1
Thanks
'I've had such an amazing career' - Former Connacht man Eoin McKeon retires
29 Sep 2020
7.1k
3
Wave Goodbye
Ex-Crystal Palace and Aston Villa star retires from football
12 Jul 2020
11.4k
2
Wave Goodbye
Irish jockey Donnacha O'Brien retires at 21
24 Nov 2019
15.2k
5
Champion
Happy Springbok hooker retires again
13 Nov 2019
12.7k
9
Hanging up the boots
Ex-England captain Hartley retires at the age of 33
7 Nov 2019
13.0k
28
safe keeping
Ex-Everton and Man United goalkeeper Tim Howard ends 21-year playing career
7 Oct 2019
7.1k
4
CALLING IT A DAY
Ex-Man United and Spurs striker Berbatov announces retirement at 38
19 Sep 2019
6.6k
12
He loves this game
Ex-Man United and France defender Evra retires and explains coaching plans
29 Jul 2019
4.2k
20
Wave Goodbye
'Rugby hurts' - 83-time France international retires
29 May 2019
11.9k
11
suftum
Ulster and Ireland wing Andrew Trimble announces retirement from rugby
3 May 2018
31.2k
87
8
Heaslip was often under-appreciated but his professionalism set new standards
26 Feb 2018
33.9k
54
A joy to watch
One of the all-time greats, Ronaldinho, officially hangs up his boots
17 Jan 2018
4.3k
26
Hanging up the boots
Gaelic football's longest-serving inter-county player calls it a day after 17 years
14 Jan 2018
13.2k
2
Calling Time
Ex-Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips to retire from rugby at end of season
11 Apr 2017
9.9k
7
Controversy
Racing 92 launch legal proceedings against Goosen over 'blatant fraud'
3 Jan 2017
17.0k
6
Accident
Finn Harps player retires after losing finger in freak accident
12 Oct 2016
11.2k
13
Magic Mike
Scrum-half Phillips retires from international rugby after 94 Wales caps
1 Dec 2015
8.4k
15
End of the road
Former Munster and Leicester man Murphy calls time on his career
26 Aug 2015
12.7k
25
Legend
Triple Grand Slam winner Jones forced to retire with immediate effect
20 Aug 2015
11.2k
9
calling it quits
'It's not the way I would want to finish' - Wales' Adam Jones retires from international rugby
25 Jan 2015
9.5k
8
wednesday
We'll Leave It There So: Irish supporters' group angry, Declan O'Sullivan retires and all today's sport
19 Nov 2014
14.1k
oh hell no
Bad news wrestling fans, 'Good Ol' JR' has announced his retirement from WWE
24 Jul 2014
6.0k
9
Looking Back
In pics: Kerry legend Paul Galvin's career in GAA
1 Feb 2014
11.1k
14
Perfect 10
Ronan O'Gara's incredible Munster career in 40 brilliant pictures
18 May 2013
19.9k
58
Wave Goodbye
Three-time All-Star Hickey retires from inter-county hurling
12 Jan 2013
1.9k
2
misfortune
Wales's Morgan Stoddart retires due to injury
7 Jan 2013
1.0k
Sean Óg
'This time it's for good': Sean Óg Ó hAilpÃn retires from inter-county hurling
2 Nov 2012
7.7k
39
Wave Goodbye
VIDEO: Roberto Carlos retired today, so here's one of his finest moments
1 Aug 2012
1.7k
2
Hero
So long, Shaggy: Horgan announces retirement from rugby
28 Mar 2012
3.8k
9
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