Ruud Van Nistelrooy hangs boots

Ruud Van Nistelrooy hangs boots

MALAGA - The Associated Press

Former United and Real Madrid ace Van Nistelrooy retires from football.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy retired from football yesterday.

The 35-year-old Dutchman said that “yesterday I played my last game as a professional.” He scored four goals in limited action for Malaga this season. 

“My big dream was to play in the Champions League with Malaga, but the moment to say goodbye has come,” he said. 

Van Nistelrooy was the Premier League top-scorer in 2003, when he won the title with Manchester United and won two Spanish league titles with Madrid and two Dutch league titles with PSV.
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