French midfielder Vieira ready to retire
Published
Jan. 8, 2011 3:57 p.m. ET
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France's former World Cup winner Patrick Vieira says he could retire at the end of the season.
The 34-year-old Manchester City midfielder told L'Equipe magazine "there is a 50 percent chance" he will finish his career at the Premier League club next June.
Vieira won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France. The former Arsenal player joined City last year hoping to make the cut for the 2010 World Cup but was left out by then-France coach Raymond Domenech.
Vieira said he is not angered by his role as a substitute at City and that "being jealous of my teammates would be inappropriate."
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