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Soccer: Spain’s hero of 2010 World Cup announces his retirement

# Soccer: Spanish forward Pedro Rodrigues announced his retirement at the age of 39 after a career of 20-years which yielded 25 major trophies – including the World Cup in 2010. He was a key member of the country’s squad in South Africa 16 years ago and started in the final against the Netherlands. Rodrigues also helped his country to win Euro 2012. Reuters reports him saying he lived his dream and is proud of all the people who supported him to make it a reality.