Yorke calls it a day

Published: 04 Sep 2009 - 16:07:00

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Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has announced his retirement from football. The 37-year-old, who was released by Sunderland at the end of last season, won the Champions League with United in 1999 as well as three successive Premiership titles. Yorke, who captained Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 World Cup, said: "It's time to hang up my boots. "While I'm still in great shape, I'm not getting any younger. I've had the time of my life. I hope people will say that I played the game in the right way with a smile on my face. "I've been blessed really. I've played alongside some of the greatest players the Premier League has ever seen in Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Peter Schmeichel, and played for the greatest manager in Sir Alex Ferguson. "I'll always count myself lucky. I was a boy on a beach from a little Caribbean island that got the chance to fulfil his dream of winning trophies at the highest level and captaining his country in their first ever World Cup finals."