4 players who made legends retire

Tottenham Hotspur v Los Angeles Galaxy
Gareth Bale was unstoppable during his final season with Tottenham

#2 Jamie Carragher & Romelu Lukaku

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Jamie Carragher retired in 2013

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2012-13 season – the year that Romelu Lukaku scored 17 goals during a loan spell with West Brom.

During an interview with Sky Sports in 2017, Carragher joked that he still has visions of the Belgian coming on as a substitute and racing past him in a match between Liverpool and West Brom.

He added: "I tried to steal a ball from in front of him and he rolled me and ran away. He was one of the reasons why I retired. Seeing players of that ability and strength, I thought it was time for me to finish."

Carragher made 737 appearances for Liverpool and is second, behind Ian Callaghan, in the club's all-time list of appearance makers.

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