JamieCarragher has today announced that he is to leave Liverpool FootballClub at the end of the season and will be retiring from football.
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The Reds defender has enjoyed a glittering career at Anfield, havingjoined the club's youth system aged nine before going on to make hisfirst-team debut in January 1997 against Middlesbrough. He hassubsequently made more than 700 senior appearances for Liverpool,winning a host of major honours. He is second only to Ian Callaghan inthe club's all-time appearance table.
The 35-year-old has made the announcement this week to end speculation surrounding his future.
He will continue to concentrate his efforts on helping BrendanRodgers' side achieve success in the Barclays Premier League this seasonand the on-going Europa League campaign.
Carragher said: "This will be my last season at Liverpool and my last as a professional footballer.
"I'm making this announcement now because I don't want the manager orthe club to be answering questions on my future when I've alreadydecided what I am going to do.
"I will be fully committed between now and the end of the season todoing the very best for Liverpool Football Club, as I've done my entirecareer since joining aged just nine-years-old.
"It has been a privilege and an honour to represent this great clubfor as long as I have and I am immensely proud to have done so andthankful for all the support I have had. There are many memories I wantto share and people to thank, but now is not the time for that.
"I won't be making any further comment on this decision until the endof the season; all our focus and concentration should be on achievingthe best possible finish in the league this season and trying to win thelast remaining trophy we are competing in."
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