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Reveillere retires after 17-year career

Anthony Reveillere has announced his retirement at the age of 35 following a career in which he represented France, Rennes, Lyon, Napoli and Sunderland.

The defender had been without a club since leaving Sunderland at the end of last season and confirmed his 17-year career had come to an end on French television.

"I stopped because of a lack of offers and also because of my family life, to stay with my children," he told Canal+.

"I had gone to Sunderland alone, so it made me think."

The full-back began his career at Rennes in 1998 but, after a half-season loan stint at Valencia, spent much of his career at Lyon, where he won Ligue 1 five times while also picking up two Coupe de France winners' medals during a 10-year spell at the Stade Gerland.

Reveillere made 20 appearances for France and was included in the squads for the 2010 World Cup as well as Euro 2012.