Boca Juniors' Juan Roman Riquelme reacts after a referee's call during their Copa Libertadores soccer match against Newells Old Boys in Buenos Aires May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Juan Roman Riquelme, the supremely talented and sometimes controversial former Boca Juniors and Argentina playmaker, has retired from football.
Riquelme’s decision, which he announced on Sunday, came as a surprise since he was weighing up the chance of a move to Paraguayan club Cerro Porteno, having quit Argentinos Juniors after helping them secure promotion back to the first division.
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