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  • Ex-Man United defender Evra announces retirement

    Former Manchester United left back Patrice Evra announced his retirement from soccer on Monday, bringing a trophy-laden 20-year career to an end.
    Evra played for United between 2006 and 2014 and won nine major trophies, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League. He made more than 700 club appearances in total and also earned 81 caps with France national team.
    The 38-year-old also won two Serie A titles with Juventus after leaving United and said he will now move into coaching.
    “My playing career is officially over,” Evra said in an interview to Gazzetta dello Sport. “I started training for the UEFA B Coaching Licence in 2013, now I want to finish it and then go on to get the UEFA A licence.
    “In a year and a half, if everything goes well, I’ll be ready to lead a team,”he said.
    Following his stint with Juve, he was with French side Olympique Marseille but left by mutual consent in 2017 after kicking a fan before a Europa League match which led to a ban from European competitions by UEFA for the rest of the season.

    The Frenchman also posted a video montage of his career highlights on Twitter and Instagram with the caption: “Thank you, goodbye.”

  • West Ham sign Patrice Evra on a free transfer

    West Ham have signed former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra until the end of the season.

    The Frenchman, 36, has been without a club since he left Marseille by mutual consent in November after kicking one of the club’s fans before a Europa League match.

    Evra was banned from Uefa competition for the rest of the season but is able to play domestically for West Ham.

    He played for Hammers boss David Moyes when he managed Manchester United.

    Evra then left Old Trafford for Juventus in 2014, and had three seasons in Italy before moving to Marseille in January 2017.

    He played 379 games for United between 2006 and 2014 and won nine major trophies, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2008.

    Evra made nine appearances for Marseille this season, most recently in October, before the incident prior to a European game against Vitoria Guimaraes on 2 November.