The midfielder has decided to hang up his boots and is rightly being lauded as one of the best footballers of his generation.

这位中场决定挂靴，他被认为是同代人里最好的球员之一。

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The Czech Republic midfielder is destined to hang up his boots this summer, even though there still exists a slight chance that the former Golden Ball winner changes his mind.

捷克中场决定在这个夏天挂靴，尽管前金靴奖得主仍然有改变主意的可能。

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But Davies's form dipped after Laursen was forced to hang up his boots during the summer of 2009.

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The 33-year-old former Wigan and Great Britain half-back said a succession of knee and head injuries had led him to hang up his boots.

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