体坛英语资讯：Australia captain Milligan retires from intl football
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 9-- <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Milligan">Milligan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="his">his</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="career">career</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Socceroos">Socceroos</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="privilege">privilege</span>".</p><p><span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2006, 2010, 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crafty">crafty</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="captaining">captaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>".</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> 34 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plying">plying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Southend">Southend</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="Milligan">Milligan</span> <span word="made">made</span> 80 <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2017 <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> - <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="superstars">superstars</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="career">career</span>."</p><p><span word="Featuring">Featuring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Shenhua">Shenhua</span> <span word="back">back</span> 2009, <span word="Milligan">Milligan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span>.</p><p><span word="Placing">Placing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Socceroos">Socceroos</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Milligan">Milligan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span>," <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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