{"id":9929,"date":"2019-09-30T07:01:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T11:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9929"},"modified":"2019-10-01T10:32:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T14:32:46","slug":"gareth-mcauley-announces-his-retirement-from-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9929","title":{"rendered":"Gareth McAuley Announces His Retirement from Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gareth_mcAuley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gareth_mcAuley.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gareth_mcAuley-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Former Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley has announced his retirement from football.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old, who scored nine times in 80 appearances for his country and played at Euro 2016, was a free agent after leaving Rangers at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the majority of his career at West Brom and also represented Lincoln, Leicester and Ipswich, as well as Northern Irish clubs Linfield, Crusaders and Coleraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew last season was going to be my 23rd and final year as a player and I know I\u2019m hanging up my boots for the final time at the right time,\u201d McAuley posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a dream, a privilege and an honor to represent so many great clubs and work under managers and coaches who have helped mold my career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoyed every second I wore the Northern Ireland shirt and will be forever thankful for the support I was given.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-9929\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9929&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-9929\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9929&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-9929\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9929&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9929\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley has announced his retirement from football. 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