PARIS (AFP) — Lilian Thuram's retirement has meant one of France'sfinest players of the past decade, who transcended the sport and madean impact in political and social circles, has finally hung up hisboots.
The 36-year-old defender announced his retirement at theParc des Princes in Paris on Friday just weeks after a one-yearcontract at Paris Saint Germain was scuppered when his medicalexamination discovered a heart problem.
Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European championship with France and earned a national record of 142 appearances.
