Italy's Euro 2020 winner Immobile retires after 17-year career

Aug 14 : Former Italy and Lazio striker Ciro Immobile has retired from professional football, his club Paris FC said on Friday."Immobile expressed his wish to devote most of his time to his loved ones after 17 years as a professional," the French club said in a statement.The 36-year-old striker joined Paris FC from Bologna in February and made 12 Ligue 1 appearances, scoring twice.He scored 306 goals in 599 club matches in all competitions, also netting 17 times in 57 appearances for Italy. The forward was part of Italy's Euro 2020-winning squad and scored twice during the tournament, which concluded with victory over England in the final at Wembley in July 2021, with the tournament being postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Immobile enjoyed his greatest success during his eigh