Diaby said in an interview with French RMC Sports: “I will quit the professional football field. For some time, it was hard for me to step on the court again. I had many injuries on my body, and I decided to retire because my body could no longer persist.”
Xinhua News Agency, Paris, February 25th due to injuries, Abu Diaby, a former French men’s football player who had played for Arsenal in the Premier League, announced his retirement on the 25th.
Diaby said in an interview with French RMC Sports, “I will quit the professional football field. For some time, it was hard for me to step on the court again. I had many injuries on my body, and I decided to retire because my body could no longer persist.”
The 32-year-old Diaby played for Arsenal from 2006 to 2015 and won the crown of the FA Cup twice. He also played for the French men’s national team 16 times, including the 2010 World Cup.
Diaby switched to Marseille in 2015. He took part in the last professional competition in his career in 2016. Diaby, who left only six appearances in Marseille, left the team in 2017. (Finished)