http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8716089/David-Beckham-announces-retirement-after-18-and-a-half-year-senior-careerDavid Beckham has announced his retirement from football.
The former England captain, who turned 38 earlier this month, has quit at the top three days after helping Paris St Germain to their first French championship in 19 years.
That made him the first Englishman to win titles in four different countries, and PSG were keen to hold on to the midfielder beyond the end of his short-term contract.
But Beckham has instead opted to follow his old mentor Sir Alex Ferguson into retirement, calling a halt to a senior career which began with a Manchester United debut on December 7 1994.
Beckham went on to win six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a Champions League with United, where he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1997.
Glenn Hoddle gave him an England debut in September 1996, and he survived the fall-out from an infamous red card at the 1998 World Cup to become his country's most-capped outfield player, 59 of 115 appearances coming as skipper.
Beckham left Old Trafford for Real Madrid in the summer of 2003 and won the Liga title in the last of his four seasons in Spain before signing for LA Galaxy, where he was twice an MLS Cup winner.
He spent two loan spells in Italy with Milan and made a final move to Paris in January this year.
