Long-serving Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement for a second time, just days after veteran manager Alex Ferguson said he would be standing down at the end of the season.
Former England international Scholes, first quit in 2011 to take up a position on United's coaching staff but returned to first team action in January last year.
The 38-year-old says he's hanging up his boots for good.
The one-club man came through the United system revitalised by Ferguson, becoming one of the Scot's favourites players and arguably the best English midfielder of his generation.
Frustration with the England set-up led Scholes to cut short his international career at the early age of 29 although Fabio Capello tried to entice him back for the 2010 World Cup.
However, Scholes turned the Italian down, a decision the player later said he regretted.
