Ireland's striker Damien Duff runs with the ball during the friendly match against Hungary at Budapest's Puskas Stadium on June 4, 2012 in preparation for the Euro 2012 football championship, which will take place in Poland and Ukraine from June 8 to July 1. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK Ireland's striker Damien Duff runs with the ball during the friendly match against Hungary at Budapest's Puskas Stadium on June 4, 2012 in preparation for the Euro 2012 football championship, which will take place in Poland and Ukraine from June 8 to July 1. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK

Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff announced his retirement on Monday. Duff came through the youth ranks at Blackburn before moving onto Chelsea, Newcastle and then Fulham. The 36-year-old won two Premier League titles and the League Cup with Chelsea, lifted the League Cup with Blackburn and helped Fulham reach the 2010 Europa League final.

He also won 100 caps for Ireland, representing them at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2012. Duff returned home to Ireland to join Shamrock Rovers in July after a spell with Australian outfit Melbourne City, but has now called time on his 20-year career. "After much deliberation, I have today decided to bring my professional football career to an end," he said in a statement released by Shamrock.

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