Tomáš Rosický has confirmed he is hanging up his boots at the age of 37, the former Arsenal and Dortmund midfielder having suffered one too many injuries after returning to his first club, Sparta Praha, in 2016. “It got harder and harder to prepare for games,” he said at a press conference held at Sparta’s training base. “My mind always wanted to play but my body refused, and recently my mind started to feel the same way, so I knew the decision was coming.” UEFA.com celebrates one of the greatest – and unluckiest – midfielders of his age.
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