United Legend Retirement Trend

I’m sure, by now, everyone has heard the news that David Beckham is retiring from playing professional soccer.  He has a history of going out as a champion, winning titles in all of his final seasons with every club he played (ManU, Real Madrid, Galaxy, and now PSG).  Was anyone else half-expecting him to play one more season with Munich? However, retiring from pro soccer should definitely help his underwear modeling career.  In all seriousness though, he was my first ever favorite soccer player when he was still the #7 with Manchester United.

Beckham’s retirement comes just a week after United fans learned the news of the departure of their long-standing and well decorated manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.  He started a winning legacy at Manchester and was the longest employed manager in the league. Sir Alex will still be around in the front office, but the new boss will be ex-Everton manager, David Moyes. United are replacing Sir Alex with another manager that they hope will be in the position for a while (6 year contract).  Maybe other top clubs will take note on how success is BUILT…

Anyway, Sir Alex and Beckham are not the only United stars to be retiring at the end of the season.  Paul Scholes, who came into the team with the same group as Beckham, recently officially announced that this is his last season, as well.  I think we are witnessing the end of an era.  After this season, it will be tough to find a remaining active member from the fabled treble winning team.  Giggs is still somehow finding energy to run down the wings and looks like he is trying to go another year, but he has been struggling more and more toward the end of this season.   Phil Neville also played this year and wants to keep going, but he is another one that seems to have run out of gas.  Wow.. Could that really be all that’s left?

Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson.. All finishing their careers within a week of each other, all finishing their careers on top as champions. And it’s nothing more than what they deserve.  They will be missed, not just by United fans, but by anyone that enjoyed the game.