Breaking news Emile Heskey retires!

[dyslexiauntied]

From international football!!
Will we notice the difference I ask myself??!!
Will goalkeepers be heaving a huge sigh of relief? Who is that laughing in the background?

[Ankou]

well hopefullly we will notice the difference.
there is space now for someone who can score.

[rowanwitch]

Poor chap....pity he had to go out on a low though....

[yogi-bear]

I'm gutted........without the big donkey, how will the England football team ever recover?

7/10 for holding the ball up.........for scoring goals 0/10............never thought he should be in the World Cup squad anyway.

[yogi-bear]

^ Not to say i dont like him though, just out of his depth......my eldest son met him at Fratton Park when Pompey played Villa in April as near him on the subs bench, and he was the ONLY Aston Villa player to give my son and his friends any time for a chat and signed autographs for them too.

Cant be all bad, i suppose.........agree with rowanwitch.......would have been nice to go out on a high :0)

[dyslexiauntied]

Yogi I am a Liverpool fan and like you know I him to be a gentleman, however this does not alter the fact that at national level he simply lacked the quality. Having said that perhaps one or two others should follow his graceful example and depart the scene.

[cazzz1975]

is he still playing tennis?

[berniecuddles]

bet the turf he kept falling over on is relieved!!
always on the floor!!

[yogi-bear]

I agree, dyslexiauntied........one or two?......more like 4 or 5, i think :0)

[squarebear]

I thought he had stopped playing football years ago.

[thetruthhurts]

Ha ha ha he never even started his International career did he?

[rowanwitch]

Heskey was also pretty good in defence I always thought someone early in his career should have said look lad you are not a striker... isn't that what happened with Evra.....

[BradleyGas]

I agree with dyslexiauntied. Nice bloke maybe, tried hard yes. But not an international striker.

[impact5]

Emile Heskey: 62 caps,7 goals.
Colombian GOALKEEPER Rene Higuita: 68 caps 8 goals,
Happy retirement, Emile.
Say's it all

[Greedyfly]

lol about time!

[craft1948]

Well spotted cazzz............

[merciasounds]

He played well at Birmingham City........

[rowanwitch]

Does anyone remember the old film ' emil and the defectives....'

[Hopkirk]

Thierry Henry has also announced his retirement from international football.

Are both of these getting their retaliation in first?