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Tributes have been flooding in for Lucas Leiva after the former Liverpool man announced his immediate retirement from professional football. Leiva made 346 appearances for the Reds across a 10-year stay on Merseyside. He made the announcement about his retirement on social media on Friday night.

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It was certainly the start of something special under as Liverpool went on to reach two consecutive Champions League finals, winning it in 2019.



Leiva himself described making the decision to leave Liverpool as one of the 'hardest' he's ever had to make.



"Liverpool Football Club and its supporters will always have a special place in my heart.