Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014

Updated: 2014-12-26 10:10

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Some legendary footballers chose to hang up their boots in 2014. Most of them, barring South Korea's Park Ji-sung, were born in the 1970s. Their retirement was seen as an end of a classic generation.

Here is a possible lineup with 11 of them only if they had represented the same team.

Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014

Next is a player-by-player guide to wrap up their careers.

Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014 
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014
Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014

Year-ender: For soccer, an era ends in 2014