Ex-Barca: Deco announces international retirement
Portugal playmaker Deco has announced he will retire from International football after this summer’s World Cup in South Africa.
The former Barça and Porto star (32), who moved to Chelsea in the summer of 2008, said, “I will end my cycle after the World Cup, for my age and because it is tiring, I will say goodbye after the World Cup”. He currently has 71 caps for his adopted country, with 5 goals to his name.
Although he left Barça under somewhat cloudy circumstances, Deco was a crucial part of Frank Riijkaard’s era, making 188 appearances and scoring 28 times for the club, winning two league titles, two Spanish Cups and of course the Champions League in the process
Let's hope that Portugal, for once, can make a good cup effort. They have so much good material but never manages to go further than the quarters. There main trouble is finding a good goalkeeper, left back and striker.
Would love to see Deco go out with a bang!
Visca Deco!
I dont see Portugal as a favourite for world cup they have too many weak positions,if Cote devoir had a better manager they could have crashed them.
I totally agree with you, tho i hope for them to go as far as the semi.
BTW, add "manager" to the list of weak positions aswell..
how miss Deco [=
Xavi& Deco, u can't get better than that. Not even Xaviniesta
XavIniesta > Xavi & Deco
sorry dude
i agree
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i know it's your opinion don , but andres is like deco with a lot more speed .
Oh my god! They are not the least alike in playing style. Did you even watch Deco at Barca? Deco is a playmaker with extraordinary passing skills and a great shot.
Iniesta is a superb dribbler but does not have the passing skills of Deco and Xavi and his shooting is REALLY disappointing.
Both are great players but i don't see any comparison between them.
Ok, thats a bit exaggerated. Of course there are some resemblances but still. Deco is/was a more joga bonito player with an out-of-this-world touch. Something you either have or doesn't have. Not saying one of them is a better player, but i liked watching Deco a whole lot more.
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some of his best moments!
he had amazing skills plus he shot from distance accurately.. something our current midfielders are not very adept at.. plus his free kicks were deadly..
Oh I love him. My favourite player back then.
My All-Time Barca favorite behind Rivaldo…..
He was the reason I started passing when I play football.. lol
haha for me ronaldo.also the 3rd reason why i became a fan of barca.1996.
and zidane was he reason why i liked passing.if only he was a barca.
Deco is simply the best.His football is my oxygen.