BBC Online :
Former Arsenal, West Ham and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has announced his retirement from football aged 30.
Wilshere made 197 appearances for Arsenal and won two FA Cups after making his debut as a 16-year-old.
He later had spells at West Ham, Bolton, Bournemouth and Danish side AGF Aarhus.
In a statement on social media, Wilshere – who won 34 England caps – said his career had been “slipping away in recent times”.
“It has been an unbelievable journey filled with so many incredible moments and I feel privileged to have experienced all that I did during my career,” he said. “From being the little boy kicking a ball around in the garden to captaining my beloved Arsenal and playing for my country at a World Cup. I have lived my dream.”
