🗣️ Have your say: what’s the worst end to a career in history?

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·4 October 2026

🗣️ Have your say: what’s the worst end to a career in history?

It’s hard to say goodbye gracefully.

For several years now, no matter how great he once was, Cristiano Ronaldo has been showing us just how hard it is to turn the page when twilight comes for a great champion.

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Very few, in fact, leave to applause and tears, like Toni Kroos or Francesco Totti.

Even Zinédine Zidane ended his playing career with a red card in the final of a lost World Cup.

Sometimes it’s not even in defeat and uproar, but simply in anonymous silence after years spent playing in exotic leagues, like Andrés Iniesta or Didier Drogba.

So today we’re asking for your opinion: which player had the worst end to their career? Tell us everything in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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