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Former West Ham and Madrid defender Arbeloa announces retirement

Former West Ham, Real Madrid and Liverpool full-back Alvaro Arbeloa revealed he is retiring from football.

Arbeloa will hang up his boots following an unsuccessful spell at West Ham, where he only played three Premier League matches before being released in May.

"It's time to say goodbye," Arbeloa told Marca.

"Physically I was ok to keep playing."

Prior to Arbeloa's time at the Santiago Bernabeu, he made almost 100 appearances for Liverpool between 2006 and 2009.