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Argentine Lavezzi Retires After Amazing, Lucrative Career

Argentine international forward Ezequiel Lavezzi confirmed on Friday that he was retiring from playing at the age of 34, ending “the most amazing phase life has given me.”

Lavezzi played 51 times for Argentina and was in the starting lineup when they lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany.

He played five seasons at Napoli and five at Paris Saint-Germain before finishing his career in Heibei Fortune in China where he was, when he arrived, the highest-paid player in the world.

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Imo Retires 314 Workers Over Age Falsification

Imo State government has forcefully retired 314 workers for allegedly falsifying their ages.
Chairman, Imo State Universal Basic Education Board (IMSUBEB), Prof. Obioma Iheduru, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, yesterday.

Iheduru said that 117 of the affected persons were teachers drawn from eight Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) in the state, while the other 197 were security men.

According to him, some of them were due for retirement, but altered their ages and date of first employment, with the aim of extending their stay or remaining in service beyond

German World Cup Winner, Schweinsteiger, Retires At 35

German World Cup Winner, Schweinsteiger, Retires At 35

Former Germany, Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has retired. The 35-year-old announced his decision two days after the end of the Major League Soccer season. His club, Chicago Fire, finished 17th.

“The time has now come,” he said. “To the fans, you made this unbelievable time possible for me.”

Schweinsteiger won the 2014 World Cup with Germany, as well as eight Bundesliga titles with Bayern. In total, he gained 121 caps for Germany between 2004 and 2016. The midfielder played 500 times for Bayern before joining Manchester United for £14.4m in 2015 but failed to adapt to …