Hyypia Marches On

Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia admits he considered retiring at the end of the season before agreeing to join Bayer Leverkusen.

The 35-year-old signed for the Reds in 1999 and he is set to bring the curtain down on a memorable Anfield career in Sunday’s final game of the season against Tottenham.

Hyypia – who is keen to move into coaching when he eventually quits playing – has only missed out on the Premier League title during his time with Liverpool.

And the centre-back confesses that, after a successful stint on Merseyside, he did think about retiring, but a belief in his ability and discussions with former team-mate Gary McAllister made his decision.

Posted on May 23, 2009 | Filed Under Football

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