Dutch legend Sneijder announces retirement

Dutch legend and Inters treble winner Wesley Sneijder has retired from professional football.Netherlands record cap holder and one of the finest attacking midfielders of his generation hangs up his boots.Sneijder will instead spend the season watching hometown club Utrecht from the comfort of his own skybox at their stadium.My love for the city of Utrecht is great, he told the Eredivisie sides official website.We often talked about the possibility of me coming here, and now I have stopped playing football, weve put this thing on paper. Im looking forward to a great season!The 35-year-old scored 22 goals and provided 25 assists in 116 appearances for Inter between 2009 and 2013.He won the Treble of a Scudetto, Coppa Italia and the Champions League in 2010 but controversially missed out on the Ballon dOr that year.The Dutchman also counts Ajax, Galatasaray, Real Madrid, Nice and Al-Gharafa among his previous clubs.He Is his countrys record cap holder with 134 and helped them reach the 2010 World Cup Final.Sneijders trophy collection:EredivisieKNVB Cup x 2La LigaSerie ACoppa Italia x 2Champions LeagueClub World CupSuper Lig x 2Turkish Cup x 3World Cup runner-upWorld Cup third placeMost Assists at Euro 2008
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