Daniel van Buyten retires from football

[connorblond]

He says "my body suffered enough for one lifetime"
Oh Daniel - you will be missed.

In other news, Per Mertesacker considers retirement from the National Team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces that he will retire from football during the next two years and Javi Martinez suffered a rupture of his frontal crossed ligament (lig. cruciatum craniale),

Comments

[marsyke]

Dan got a lot of criticism in Belgium for a long time. Which was unjustified seeing as he was the best performing Belgian in football for a long time.
He has a great list of titles and he went to 2 WC's. Bowing out with a WC quarter final against Argentina is not a bad way to go.

If Real wants to get rid of Khedira, I hope he can go to a good club. With the injury to Martinez and Thiago and delicate Basti, Bayern could use him.

Zlatan has been around forever, I always forget that he is in his mid-thirties already

[connorblond]

I always loved DvB. I think he was a great player and a very good influence in the Bayern team.

As for Zlatan - man, we will miss him! So much.

[marsyke]

Spamming your post.
But Suarez' ban is changed slightly. He is still banned for 4 months from competitive matches but he can get into training with Barca. His presentation is on Monday.

[connorblond]

Yes, I saw. I think it is a good decision.

[aquaecolore]

Javi is out for at least 6 months apparently.

Khedira does appear to have wanted to leave but would Bayern pay him the wages Arsenal apparently wouldn't?

[connorblond]

Good question. But then - will Bayern risk playing a horrible first part of the season?

And man, they will mourn their loss of Toni Kroos like nothing else.

[theshadowpuppet]

I wasn't concerned about Toni leaving until all the injuries. We need every man we can get at this point.

[aquaecolore]

Good point. There were a couple rumors (probably no truth behind them but idk) about Pep wanting Khedira at Bayern a couple weeks ago but then he made the statement about not buying any more players this transfer window a few days ago.. But now he is half forced to at this point. Not sure if Khedira would go there though. Money could be a problem between them but he might want to have a guaranteed starting spot for at least a while instead of possibly being benched at the increasingly crowded Real.

Also, I think Toni wanted to leave for a while though, that's why they let him go so easily. But they could definitely use him now.

..I don't know why i find the potential Khedira-Kroos switch between Bayern and RM so amusing but i do :p

[the4thjuliek]

Like I said in the Ribery post, this is one depressing year for football. I'll miss Big Dan (he and I share the same birthday!). I remember his debut for Bayern; can't believe its been eight years!

Same for BFG. Besides, if he retires from the NT, who will hand out the water?! :P

The day Zlatan retires, football will become a little less fun.

[marsyke]

[the4thjuliek]

He's always been such a mega-dork, from his terrible dancing to his goofy grin in almost every picture. Ser Jerome at the back <3

[connorblond]

Ser Jerome always looks so infinitely bored! He makes me laugh so hard. Nothing can faze him!

[bubonicwoodchuk]

Van Buyten always seemed like...idk, a constant on the team. Sad to see him go. :(

also I'm still recovering from Philipp and Miro oh god do we have to lose Per so soon too and how long will it be before Schweinski bow out too ;;