体坛英语资讯：Man Utd midfieler Scholes hangs up boots
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 31-- <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Scholes">Scholes</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 36-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="made">made</span> 676 <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p><span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span> <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="Scholes">Scholes</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>" <span word="while">while</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Zinedine">Zinedine</span> <span word="Zidane">Zidane</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="branded">branded</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="untouchable">untouchable</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="honestly">honestly</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Scholes">Scholes</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="eschewed">eschewed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="footballers">footballers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="playing">playing</span>."</p><p> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Scholes">Scholes</span></p><p><span word="Scholes">Scholes</span> <span word="won">won</span> 10 <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="and">and</span> 24 <span word="trophies">trophies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span>, <span word="scoring">scoring</span> 150 <span word="goals">goals</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 3-1 <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wembley">Wembley</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="fortnight">fortnight</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="overhauling">overhauling</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> 66 <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p>
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