It was a milestone in my footballing life as my favourite player Ruud van Nistelrooy announced his immediate retirement today.
Ruud was the free scoring frontman in the Manchester United team when I first became properly obsessed by the club and has remained my footballing hero to this day despite his subsequent transfers to Real Madrid, Hamburg and most recently Malaga.
The deadly Dutchman once scored 44 goals in one season for United proving himself to be a contender for the most clinical marksman in world football. He then went on to win the Golden Boot in Spain for Real in his first season, making many question the logic of United selling him. I personally was gutted when he left the club.
He hasn’t quite captured such form in latter years and has decided to bow on on top having helped Malaga secure 4th place in La Liga at the weekend. A true legend of modern day football and a player I’ll never forget.
All the best for whatever the future brings you Ruud.
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