Real Salt Lake's greatest goal-scorer is hanging up his boots.
Costa Rican forward Alvaro Saborio confirmed on his Twitter account Thursday morning that he is indeed stepping away from the game. At 34, the striker played his last game Wednesday night for famed Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa. Saborio got into an argument with a group of fans after Saprissa lost to Belén FC 1-0, according to reports from Costa Rica.
The sudden retirement comes less than a month after the mercurial goal-scorer returned to Saprissa on a reported one-year contract. In his retirement announcement on Twitter, Saborio thanked former coaches, front office staff, teammates, club doctors and more as he explained why he was moving on from the game.