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Topic Started: Jan 22 2009, 05:57 PM (550 Views)
AntMcfc
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Bullard retires at 33 due to knee injury

Former Wigan, Fulham and Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard has retired from professional football with immediate effect.

The 33-year-old, who signed a short-term contract with MK Dons four weeks ago, has been forced to give up the game due to a persistent knee injury.

Bullard suffered two serious cruciate ligament injuries - for Fulham in September 2006 and Hull in 2009 - and ongoing complications convinced him to visit a specialist last week, only to be advised that it would be best for him to retire.

“My old knee injury has never allowed me to get back to where I want to be as a football player," he told MK Dons' official website. "It’s always hindered me.

"There are a lot of games in this league and I now know my knee won’t allow me to play Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday-Tuesday, it’s not built for that now.

“I want to be out there playing but at the same time I know my knee won’t allow me to play at my best and to keep my place in the team. I’m hindering myself more than I am helping myself for the future.

“In the summer I knew I wanted to give it one last crack and show people what I could do. But what I think with my strong head and what I could physically do are two different things. My head tells me I can do it, but my body tells me, no Jim you can’t.”

Bullard joined West Ham from Gravesend & Northfleet in 1999 before coming to prominence following a move to Peterborough United in 2001.

From there he joined Wigan Athletic in 2003, going on to help the Latics reach the Premier League and establish himself as a respected and much-liked top-flight player in the process.

Fulham brought him to Craven Cottage for £2.5 million in 2006 before a knee injury suffered in a game against Newcastle forced him out of the game for a prolonged period.

Hull paid a club-record £5m for him in January 2009 but he lasted just 37 minutes before succumbing to another injury following a tackle from Scott Parker - who also injured him in the Newcastle match.

He had his contract annulled at Hull following disciplinary issues and subsequently spent a spell at Ipswich before making three appearances for MK Dons this season.
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Ah, such a shame, total legend and need more personalities like him in the game.
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