Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip retires from football

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Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip has retired from football at the age of 33.
Matip — who was capped 27 times for Cameroon between 2010 and 2015 — had been a free agent since his contract at Liverpool expired earlier this year.
The centre-back made 201 appearances across eight seasons at Anfield, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League in that time.
Matip joined Liverpool as a free agent in 2016 from Schalke, where he spent a total of 16 years and made 258 first-team appearances.

Joel Matip has confirmed his retirement from football ⚽️
The defender…