Injury ends Stone age
17 Dec 2006 - 10:06:47
Leeds United's former England midfielder Steve Stone has decided to retire from the game due to ongoing injury problems.
The 35-year-old has suffered complications after surgery on an Achilles problem and has opted to concentrate on a potential media career.
He told the club's official website: "The injury and the infection has taken its toll on me and there were times when I even struggled to get out of bed in a morning because of it.
"Things didn't really work out for me right from the start and it has been a big disappointment for me, but that is the way things go sometimes.
Stone, who won nine caps for England, joined Leeds in the summer of 2005 from Portsmouth, after stints with Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.