Day Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 England striker Emile Heskey has announced his retirement from international football. The 32-year-old was part of England manager Fabio Capello's much-criticised squad at the recent World Cup as they performed poorly in South Africa. Heskey made his England debut against Hungary on 28 April, 1999 and earned 62 caps, scoring seven goals. "I have enjoyed every moment of my England career and worn the shirt with pride when selected," he said. "I would like to thank every manager I have played under, everyone at the FA and the fans for all their support over the years. "I wish the management team and the playing squad all the best for the future." Aston Villa forward Heskey was also part of the England squad's at 2002 World Cup as well as the 2000 and 2004 European Championships. He scored in the group stages against Denmark in the group stages of the 2020 World Cup but failed to score in South Africa after starting against the United States and Algeria before coming on as a substitute against Slovenia and Germany. Heskey divided opinion with his inclusion in Capello's starting line-up, with critics arguing his ability as a target man were not matched by his finishing ability in front of goal. And, despite teeing up Steven Gerrard for the opener in the 1-1 draw against the US, he also failed to take a gilt-edged chance to win the game for England late on. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8825280.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red fever Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Germany, Algeria, Slovenia & the USA have all urged him to play on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thank feck for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 like he had a feckin choice either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 i'm so glad he has gone, now he just needs to retire completley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 I blame Clough and our coaching team to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 cloughs fault hesky was crap!! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 How can it be Cloughs fault? He's not injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 awful,awful,awful player.Absolutely rubbish.Expect Clough to try and buy him soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 He'll fully retire if we get hold of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 he would definately suit our long ball game though,Clough must be tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Heskey had an average of 0.5 shots on target per game for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 That's much too rich for us, surely. As was said before, if he was in a wheelchair, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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