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Lucas Leiva represented Liverpool for nearly a decade but has now been forced to step away from the game at the age of 36 at the advose of doctors due to a heart condition Liverpool cult hero Lucas Leiva has announced his retirement from football during a teary-eyed press conference. The Brazilian has been forced to hang up his boots due to a heart condition. Speaking at a press conference announcing his gut-wrenching decision, he said: “It’s been a difficult period.

Leiva was most recently representing Gremio back in his homeland.



Leiva represented for ten years after initially arriving from Gremio back on 2007.



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