37-year-old Joe Cole decided to hang shoes on a nail.

Former England midfielder and Chelsea Joe Cole announced the end of his professional career.

Joe Cole's last club was the American Tampa Bay Raudis, which he has played with since 2016.. During this time, in the United Soccer League, the second-highest league in the USA after the MLS, the midfielder played in 57 matches, scoring 17 goals.

"It was a dream come true. I hope that the next two decades will be the same as the previous ones when I was a professional player ".

"One footballer who was already at the end of his career at that moment told me:" Enjoy every game, young man. It instantly passes and you will not notice how everything ends. ". He was right.

I tried to live and play, following his advice, as to be a professional football player is an absolute honor ".

What a career. Once a Hammer, always a Hammer. ? All the best for the future, Joe! pic. twitter. com / t29T8MD0zG - West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) November 13, 2018.

During his career as a player, Joe Cole played 716 games in which he scored 104 goals.

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