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'I left at the best moment of my career' - Roa regrets spurning Man Utd because he thought the world was going to end

The shotstopper famously walked away from football due to his religion but acknowledges that his decision likely cost him a greater career

Former Argentina goalkeeper Carlos Roa has admitted that his decision to briefly hang up his boots and spurn a move to Manchester United remains a sporting regret after his abrupt retirement cost him a potential switch to Old Trafford over two decades ago.

The shotstopper missed out on the chance to seal a switch to the Premier League as Peter Schmeichel's successor at the Theatre of Dreams after he famously quit football to follow his religious beliefs that the world was about to end in 1999.