Post by thales on Jul 5, 2007 8:14:00 GMT -1
Eye injury forces Sutton to quit
Striker Chris Sutton has decided to retire from football after suffering from blurred vision.
The 34-year-old was at Aston Villa last season but missed the second half of the campaign after experiencing blurred vision in a match in December.
"I spoke to Chris on Wednesday and, given the eye problem, he has decided to retire," said agent Tony McGill.
Sutton, who started his career with Norwich in 1991, made one appearance for England, against Cameroon in 1997.
It is disappointing but it is not as though Chris is starting his career
Agent Tony McGill
The Nottingham-born forward was signed by Blackburn for £5m in 1994 and was part of the Rovers team that won the Premiership in 1995.
Sutton also played for Chelsea, Celtic and Birmingham before signing for Villa in October 2006.
"If Chris had declared that his eye was OK he would probably have got another year at Villa," added McGill.
"But he decided that he could not do himself justice with the eye injury - and more importantly he has taken into account the effects it might have on his future life.
"It is disappointing but it is not as though he is starting his career."
Chelsea paid £10m for Sutton in July 1999 but he scored just one Premier League goal for the London club before moving north to Celtic 12 months later.
While with Celtic Sutton won three SPL titles, two Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup and played in the 2003 Uefa Cup final.
Story from BBC SPORT:
news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/football/6272566.stm
Published: 2007/07/05 09:05:48 GMT
© BBC MMVII
Striker Chris Sutton has decided to retire from football after suffering from blurred vision.
The 34-year-old was at Aston Villa last season but missed the second half of the campaign after experiencing blurred vision in a match in December.
"I spoke to Chris on Wednesday and, given the eye problem, he has decided to retire," said agent Tony McGill.
Sutton, who started his career with Norwich in 1991, made one appearance for England, against Cameroon in 1997.
It is disappointing but it is not as though Chris is starting his career
Agent Tony McGill
The Nottingham-born forward was signed by Blackburn for £5m in 1994 and was part of the Rovers team that won the Premiership in 1995.
Sutton also played for Chelsea, Celtic and Birmingham before signing for Villa in October 2006.
"If Chris had declared that his eye was OK he would probably have got another year at Villa," added McGill.
"But he decided that he could not do himself justice with the eye injury - and more importantly he has taken into account the effects it might have on his future life.
"It is disappointing but it is not as though he is starting his career."
Chelsea paid £10m for Sutton in July 1999 but he scored just one Premier League goal for the London club before moving north to Celtic 12 months later.
While with Celtic Sutton won three SPL titles, two Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup and played in the 2003 Uefa Cup final.
Story from BBC SPORT:
news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/football/6272566.stm
Published: 2007/07/05 09:05:48 GMT
© BBC MMVII
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6272566.stm
Should have had more english caps!