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Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has announced that he will retire at the end of the season.
The 35-year-old has returned to his Feyenoord children's club in January and plans to end a career that saw him win 102 caps for the Netherlands, scoring a record 50 goals this summer.
"When [do] I must stop? It's probably at the end of this season, "he said.
"I will be 36 years old and I will be professional for 18 years. From the age of five, I only practice football. "
Van Persie was the key man in the last title of Sir Alex Ferguson triumoh (Man Utd via Getty Images)
Van Persie spent 11 years in English football, winning an FA Cup, a Golden Boot at the PFA Player of the Year award at Arsenal before settling controversially in Manchester United at the. summer 2012.
The striker scored 26 goals to propel United to the 2013 Premier League title, but struggled after Sir Alex Ferguson's departure this summer. He will then join Fenerbahce in 2015 before returning to Feyenoord, where he left for Arsenal.
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