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Mexico's Ochoa announces retirement from professional football
July 22 : Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has announced his retirement from professional football, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned more than two decades.The 41-year-old confirmed his decision on social media on Tuesday after appearing at his sixth World Cup.Ochoa came on for the final 12 minutes of Mexico's 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic, soaking up the applause from fans at the Azteca Stadium, where he made his senior debut for Club America in 2004."I gave it my all; I left everything on the field for my clubs and the national team, and today I hang up my gloves," Ochoa wrote on social media. "Being a goalkeeper means knowing you might wait 90 minutes for a single moment when everything depends on you. And when that moment arrives, you cannot hesitate."Ochoa fir
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