{"id":20178,"date":"2022-09-27T20:59:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/?p=20178"},"modified":"2022-09-27T20:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T19:59:13","slug":"full-timemikel-quit-football-at-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/full-timemikel-quit-football-at-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Time:Mikel Quit Football At 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel has finally hung his boots from football.<\/p>\n<p>He announced his retirement on Tuesday via his Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea legend said \u201call good things must come to an end\u201d, and for my professional football career, that day is today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and more importantly the humanity it has helped shape.<\/p>\n<p>This is not goodbye, it\u2019s the start of another journey, another chapter of my life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to what the future holds and I hope you will walk with me. 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