Former Barcelona and Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has retired from football at the age of 36. He hang his boots after retiring at Estudiantes in his native Argentina.
The Argentine said, on Sunday, "I want to announce that today I am retiring from soccer professionally. I want to thank this club that gave me the opportunity to finish my career in Argentina."
Mascherano has made 147 appearances for Argentina where he began his career at Argentine club River Plate.
Javier played for West Ham United, Liverpool and Barcelona before a spell with Chinese club Hebei China Fortune.
He played for West Ham from 2006-2007, featured in Liverpool's Champions League defeat by AC Milan in the 2007 finals.
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