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Jun 8, 2021 · Official account of @ RangersFC and @ England striker, Jermain Defoe OBE. For media inquiries, please email chonte@jermaindefoe.com. Since I joined Rangers in 2019, I never expected to fall in love the way I have done. This is not only a great club, but a British institution.
Mar 24, 2022 · 24 March 2022. Watch Jermain Defoe goals from the FA Cup. Sunderland's former England, West Ham, Tottenham and Rangers striker Jermain Defoe has retired from professional football at the...
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Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 39.
Former West Ham and Tottenham striker Defoe had been playing for Sunderland, after returning to the club where he spent two-and-a-half seasons between 2015 and 2017, in January. His contract there was due to run until the end of the season.
Prior to rejoining Sunderland, Defoe was at Rangers where he scored 32 goals in 74 matches, helping them win the Scottish Premiership title last season.
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Defoe, Ryan Taylor and Martin Tyler look back to the 2015 Tyne-Wear derby and Defoe's stunning winner for Sunderland against Newcastle
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Jermain Defoe announces his retirement from professional football at the age of 39. The former England, West Ham and Tottenham striker, who had been playing at Sunderland, says he is proud of what he has achieved in the game.
Jermaine Defoe has revealed his decision to call time on his playing career arrived after a prolonged conversation with his mum last weekend.
"It was obviously a tough decision because when it's your dream growing up to play football at the top level, knowing at some stage you'll have to stop is unthinkable, you can never imagine stopping," he told Sky Sports.
"To get to 39 is good going. I'm proud of what I've done but I don't think it's sunk in yet to be honest, I think it'll take a while. I think it's the right time. Over the years I've always asked players that are friends that have stopped playing, 'Did you know straight away it was the right time to stop? Why did you stop?'
"It's something I've been thinking about for a couple of weeks. I was in London at the weekend spending some time with my family, I had a two-day conversation with my mum, spoke about Sunderland and the club. It was just an honest conversation, she said some interesting stuff. She asked me how my body was and how I feel. I was just honest, I said, 'I think it's the right time for me to stop, mum'.
Mar 24, 2022 · Jermain Defoe is the ninth highest goalscorer in Premier League history. Jermain Defoe's retirement sees him call time on an eventful 22-year professional career taking in 762 club games,...
Jul 12, 2021 · SNS. Jermain Defoe captained Rangers as they beat Partick Thistle in a pre-season friendly. Jermain Defoe is eager to "give back the experience" he has garnered over a 22-year football...
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