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London: Tottenham captain Ledley King finally announced his retirement on Thursday after battling chronic knee problems for several years.King, who was regarded as one of the most naturally gifted English defenders of his generation, has been unable to completely recover from a series of knee injuries that ravaged his career and stopped him fulfilling his vast potential.The problems made it impossible for the centre-back to train regularly and drastically reduced the number of games he was able to play each season.The 31-year-old admitted the decision to quit was tough but, after spending his entire career at the club,argentina world cup 2014 jersey, he could not consider playing on elsewhere."I would like to say thank you to everyone at the club and to the fans.
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