The former Liverpool defender Joël Matip has retired from football at the age of 33.
The Cameroon centre-back made 201 appearances for the club after arriving from Schalke in 2016, winning a host of honours at Anfield including the 2019 Champions League and 2020 Premier League, and also won 27 international caps.
He suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury against Fulham in December, which turned out to be his final game for the club, who he left at the end of last season.
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