http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1324080,00.html 挑重点讲 欧锦盃打完後，法国九八与两千年时席丹等世代几乎退光了；Nedved也退出国家队； 连才二十九岁的Scholes也跟着退出国家队。 这篇里讲出其实身为一个球星，特别是国家队中坚人物是很辛苦的一件事，打完联赛 打欧冠，还有国家队的比赛。特别是打国家队，每个星期坐飞机飞来飞去，除了练球 就是被关在旅馆里哪里也没得去，国家队比赛的地点也不一定是什麽欧洲观光胜地， 好不容易六月後球季结束，本想多花点时间跟家人在一起时，却被徵召去打国际大盃赛， 打的好大家都说你是英雄，打不好回国球迷媒体狂轰烂炸（亨利在打完欧锦盃後也曾考 虑过退出国家队），到了三十岁相信大多数人都会厌倦这种生活。（有点像电影 Wimbledon里主角的心理） 所以当这些国家队核心人物感觉体力实在有点负荷不了时，明了到国家队与俱乐部两 者要取其一时，他们多半选择俱乐部。毕竟这些核心人物在俱乐部每周六七万镑以上 的高薪，从国家队退休可以让他们的职业生命再延长一两年，说不定等合约到期，俱 乐部还愿意再续约一年（像Bergy已经续了几次一年的约了，两次？三次？）。虽然席 丹等人退休的理由有的是家庭因素，有的是让出条路给在国家队的後进，不过，想延长 在俱乐部的职业生命相信也是重要的因素之一。 九四年柯麦隆的Miller以四十岁高龄在世界盃进球站在角旗边扭臀弄腰时，比他年轻 十一岁的Schoels就宣布退休了。也许国际足总该做点什麽留住老球星吧。 最後，卫报还打趣的编出一个近来退休国家队名将的十一人球队： The 'I quit' XI Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan, ex-Italy) Age: 32 'I think it is only right that I step aside and allow room for the new generation. Italy are in safe hands. I had already decided to retire before Euro 2004, but I didn't want to announce it then.' Lilian Thuram (Juventus, ex-France) Age: 32 'I have already given as much as I can for France. In two years' time, maybe some players will be performing better than me. It's time they get ready. It's the end of Thuram's cycle.' Jaap Stam (AC Milan, ex-Holland) Age: 32 'With AC Milan I will already be away from home a lot and I have a family to consider as well as my career. Holland must look forwards, not back.' Dejan Stefanovic (Portsmouth, ex-Serbia) Age: 29 'I want my club to come first. There was a lot of travelling involved and it was sometimes taking days to get to and from matches. I did not enjoy that.' Luis Figo (Real Madrid, ex-Portugal) Age: 31 'I think the time has come to take a break. I feel the need to stop. There are moments in life when we are forced to make choices. This one is particularly difficult for me.' Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid, ex-France) Age: 32 'It's important to know when your time has come. My decision is going to give me more time to focus on my job with Madrid. I will also have more time to rest throughout the season.' Claude Makelele (Chelsea, ex-France) Age: 31 'I shall be 33 in 2006. It's time to give way to the young generation of players like Benoit and Pedretti. They need experience before the next World Cup.' Pavel Nedved (Juventus, ex-Czech Republic) Age: 32 'My state of health is not good enough to withstand the tremendous physical load. The injuries I have accumulated recently take much longer to heal than for a younger player.' Manuel Rui Costa (AC Milan, ex-Portugal) Age: 32 'The reasons behind my decision are not important. I already feel nostalgia for this side just thinking about this. The handing over of power to the next generation is almost complete.' Paul Scholes (Manchester United, ex-England) Age: 29 'This is a decision I have not taken lightly. Euro 2004 was fantastic but afterwards I felt the time was right for myself and my family to make it my last England appearance.' Alan Shearer (Newcastle United, ex-England) Age: 34 'I honestly believe my remaining football ambitions can be fulfilled with Newcastle United in the Premiership and in the Champions League.' Manager: Kevin Keegan (Manchester City, ex-England) Age : 53 'I told the players that is me finished. I feel I fall short of what is required for this job. The fans put me in this job and when I was walking off at the end of the game I felt some of them told me maybe it was time for me to go.' --

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