He will not be retiring altogether but will concentrate on a range of stadium safety and management related "opportunities".
He said the alteration of evidence by the police and other emergency services was also a supporting factor, along with stadium safety.
He explained that the alteration of evidence by the police and other emergency services was also a supporting factor, along with stadium safety.
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Concerns over stadium safety, security and conditions in the village have hit the build-up to the 3-14 October event and these pictures will give further worries to team organisers and athletes who will arrive in the Indian capital in the next seven days.
Despite stadium construction and safety concerns, the 2010 World Cup is seen largely as a success.
Hearts also say their game against Aberdeen has been given the green light after Tynecastle stadium passed a safety inspection on Friday morning.
The match, at Partick Thistle's Firhill Stadium, was delayed for safety reasons to allow smoke to clear from the pitch.
The match was nearly canceled last week by a Brazilian judge amid safety concerns at the stadium, where work still appears to be under way.
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The stadium is to remain shut as a safety measure until further notice.
But many supporters are worried about their safety when watching matches the stadium which was built for Zambia's independence celebrations in 1964.
Earlier on Wednesday, Chiltern Railways announced its services would not stop at Wembley Stadium Station after 1200 BST on Wednesday for safety reasons.
As late as 40 minutes before kick-off the game was still not certain of going ahead with police expressing concern for fans' safety on the icy streets around the stadium.
It was a cruel blow for Preston, who had won their previous three fixtures but remain eight points from safety after the loss at the Madejski Stadium with seven games left to play.
He said he was also making the ruling for health and safety reasons when so many people would be spilling out of the stadium immediately after the match.
Sunderland's game with Bolton at the Stadium of Light was called off following a recommendation from the city's Safety Advisory Group, who met for a second time on Friday morning.
An investigation by safety officers found that the grounds were structurally unsafe and that the stadium , which is home to the Sheffield Wednesday football club, should not have been used for the match, in which Liverpool played Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semifinal.
Stiftung Warentest, Germany's leading consumer safety group, said the ditch running around the pitch of Berlin's Olympic Stadium would be dangerous in a stampede.
Within minutes the entire playing area at the Galle stadium was covered by water, but Jones and the boys of the Harrow School team made it to safety just in time.
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Ferdinand, who has endured relegation before with West Ham, believes no player can relax until safety is mathematically secured, and is eyeing a positive end to a mixed campaign at the Stadium of Light.
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