I’ll never forget that Freekick against Palace, one of the best West Ham goals I’ve seen.
ajgedrys on
Didn’t leave on the best of terms but will forever be one of the best players I will ever watch at this club
psychomaji on
Still reckon he’s got a couple games left in him… Fancy winning a cup and finishing above Spurs Dimi?
Cmoore4099 on
Easily the most talented footballer to play for West Ham I’ve seen in my lifetime.
Edit: also the best West Ham footballer that’s pissed on someone.
FlatlandTrooper on
still catch myself singing his song sometimes
wanktarded on
Fuck that awful website, here’s most of the article text auto translated:
> Without a club since early July and the end of his stint in Brazil with Vasco da Gama, Dimitri Payet announced the end of his professional career this Sunday, speaking to Ligue 1+ at halftime of the Lille-Marseille match, two of his former clubs. The midfielder from Réunion is hanging up his boots at the age of 38 with no major trophies to his name, but nearly 500 matches played in Ligue 1 with Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Lille and OM (492 exactly, for 103 goals), 48 in the Premier League with West Ham (11 goals) and 23 in the Champions League (2 goals).
> Payet also earned 38 caps for the French national team, scoring 8 goals. He notably helped Les Bleus reach the final of Euro 2016, where they lost to Portugal (0-1 after extra time). ” On the eve of my 39th birthday (he will turn 39 on March 29th) , I officially announce my retirement from professional football ,” a tearful Dimitri Payet told Ligue 1+.
> “It’s raining, and for good reason (laughs). I’m going to take two minutes to thank everyone, all those who have shared these 20 years with me. It’s been something exceptional for me. I come from an island and my dream was to become a professional. I managed to do it, I managed to play 20 years at the highest level, I managed to play for the national team. Today, it’s the end of a great adventure, so thank you to everyone who has been a part of it.”
> “Thank you also to all those who work behind the scenes: the administrative staff, the security personnel, the groundskeepers, the cooks—all those people who ensure that we, the players, can be in the best possible conditions to perform on the pitch ,” he added . “Thank you to these people; we don’t talk about them enough. (…) It’s symbolic for me to announce this here (at the Stade Vélodrome) because I feel at home. It’s a chapter of my life that closes today, and a new one that begins.”
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I’ll never forget that Freekick against Palace, one of the best West Ham goals I’ve seen.
Didn’t leave on the best of terms but will forever be one of the best players I will ever watch at this club
Still reckon he’s got a couple games left in him… Fancy winning a cup and finishing above Spurs Dimi?
Easily the most talented footballer to play for West Ham I’ve seen in my lifetime.
Edit: also the best West Ham footballer that’s pissed on someone.
still catch myself singing his song sometimes
Fuck that awful website, here’s most of the article text auto translated:
> Without a club since early July and the end of his stint in Brazil with Vasco da Gama, Dimitri Payet announced the end of his professional career this Sunday, speaking to Ligue 1+ at halftime of the Lille-Marseille match, two of his former clubs. The midfielder from Réunion is hanging up his boots at the age of 38 with no major trophies to his name, but nearly 500 matches played in Ligue 1 with Nantes, Saint-Étienne, Lille and OM (492 exactly, for 103 goals), 48 in the Premier League with West Ham (11 goals) and 23 in the Champions League (2 goals).
> Payet also earned 38 caps for the French national team, scoring 8 goals. He notably helped Les Bleus reach the final of Euro 2016, where they lost to Portugal (0-1 after extra time). ” On the eve of my 39th birthday (he will turn 39 on March 29th) , I officially announce my retirement from professional football ,” a tearful Dimitri Payet told Ligue 1+.
> “It’s raining, and for good reason (laughs). I’m going to take two minutes to thank everyone, all those who have shared these 20 years with me. It’s been something exceptional for me. I come from an island and my dream was to become a professional. I managed to do it, I managed to play 20 years at the highest level, I managed to play for the national team. Today, it’s the end of a great adventure, so thank you to everyone who has been a part of it.”
> “Thank you also to all those who work behind the scenes: the administrative staff, the security personnel, the groundskeepers, the cooks—all those people who ensure that we, the players, can be in the best possible conditions to perform on the pitch ,” he added . “Thank you to these people; we don’t talk about them enough. (…) It’s symbolic for me to announce this here (at the Stade Vélodrome) because I feel at home. It’s a chapter of my life that closes today, and a new one that begins.”
Such a [skillful/talented player](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbkunYhbYK4) on his day, wish him all the best in his retirement from the game.