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Rickie Lambert lifts the lid on retirement: 'I tried to play golf with the Wigan boss, but my back went – that was the end'

Daily Mail | October 6, 2017

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The end came over the summer after a game of golf rather than a game of football, and Rickie Lambert recalls with some amusement what happened.

Wigan Athletic were interested in extending his career for a further 12 months, and invited the former England striker for a round with the chairman and manager.

But a lower-back problem that had already been forcing Lambert to have an epidural every three months was not playing ball.

The end for Rickie Lambert came after a game of golf rather than a game of football
The end for Rickie Lambert came after a game of golf rather than a game of football
A lower-back problem that Lambert was struggling with finally ended his career at age 35
A lower-back problem that Lambert was struggling with finally ended his career at age 35
The striker had risen up the leagues to play for his country and even go to the 2014 World Cupu00a0
The striker had risen up the leagues to play for his country and even go to the 2014 World Cup

'It went when we were on the course,' he says.

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