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Steve Zakuani’s goodbye to team is reminder he’s great at his current jobs

It feels odd to be writing about Steve Zakuani “retiring” again. One, he didn’t actually come back. Two, he didn’t retire from his actual jobs - analyst, motivational speaker, philanthropist. But a phase of his life is clearly done, again. Yesterday, Steve announced that his playful idea of a comeback is over.

His speech to his teammates — because any Sounder will always be his teammate — is a signal that Zakuani is as good a motivational speaker as he was winger from 2009-11.

Imagine being Dominic Oduro. You read the love that poured out to Zakuani regarding his comeback.