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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Former Arsenal, West Ham and England midfielder, Jack Wilshere, has announced his retirement from football.
Wilshere, 30, made 197 appearances for Arsenal and won two FA Cups after making his debut as a 16-year-old.
He later played for West Ham, Bolton, Bournemouth and Danish side, AGF Aarhus.
In a statement on his social media pages, Wilshere, who won 34 England caps, said his career had been “slipping away in recent times.”
“It has been an unbelievable journey filled with so many incredible moments and I feel privileged to have experienced all that I did during my career.
“From being the little boy kicking a ball around in the garden to captaining my beloved Arsenal and playing for my country at a World Cup. I have lived my dream,” he said
Before signing for AGF Aarhus in February 2022, Wilshere had only played 36 games since leaving Arsenal in 2018.
Injuries had wrecked his career while he was also without a club for a period during the 2020-21 season.