Ex-England and Premier League star forced to retire due to injury aged just 29

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England and Premier League star Alfie Mawson has been forced to retire due to injury aged just 29.Mawson confirmed his decision to hang up his boots in a statement on Tuesday after being dogged by knee injuries in the last five years.

He made 80 Premier League appearances for Swansea City and Fulham during his career and also starred for England at the Under-21 European Championships in 2017.He had joined Wycombe Wanderers last summer in a bid to resurrect his career but, despite making 21 appearances this season, has been sidelined with injury since December.READ MORE: Tottenham owner 'refusing to sell the club' despite £3.1billion takeover interestSpeaking via the club's website, he explained: "It might come as a shock to some people, but to me, it's been coming for a while.

After speaking to the specialists, to my family and to the gaffer, I've come to the difficult decision to retire."I had some time off around Christmas after feeling some pain in my knee and the pain hasn't gone away.

I went for a scan and unfortunately, the damage was done."It's devastating, but it's how life goes. I've done what I wanted to achieve and to go out with a win and a clean sheet in my last game was a nice way to end it.