Congrats on retirement, John Terry; Thanks for Moscow 2008!

We would like to congratulate John Terry on his retirement from playing football.

No, seriously. He could have won the cup, but he f**ked it up, Viva John Terry!

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The 37-year-old has hung up his boots and is expected to focus on a career in management. Spartak Moscow offered him a job last month but he said no, probably because Terry would be constantly reminded of the night he slipped on the spot and contributed to Manchester United’s third European Cup.

Oh, Mr. Chelsea. It just had to be you, didn’t it?

Terry’s final game as a professional was Aston Villa’s 1-0 Championship play-off final defeat to Fulham in May.

He won 78 England caps and decided to call it a day on the international stage after behaving questionably. Not for the first time, eh?

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