Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Paul Scholes

"I am not a man of many words but I can honestly say that playing football is all I have ever wanted to do and to have had such a long and successful career at Manchester United has been a real honour."

Manchester United's Paul Scholes has ended his playing career, aged 36. Scholes made his United debut in 1994, making 676 appearances, and will now join the coaching staff.

His retirement came after he helped the club win a record 19th league title, the 10th of his career, and his last game was Saturday's Champions League final loss to Barcelona.

PAUL SCHOLES CAREER STATISTICS:
676 Man Utd appearances
150 goals
66 England caps
14 England goals
Premier League winner: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
FA Cup: 1996, 1999, 2004
Champions League winner: 2008
League Cup winner: 2009, 2010
PFA Team of the Year: 2003, 2007
18th highest scorer in Premier League history (102 goals)
4th most booked player in Premier League history (87 times)
Chances of finding him on the front page of a newspaper: 0

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