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Former France and Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez announced his retirement from football, on this day in 2006.<\/p>\n

The 1998 World Cup winner made his announcement on French television channel TF1, three months after appearing in the 2006 World Cup final.<\/p>\n

Barthez, aged 35 at the time, said: \u201cI am quitting the French team, I am quitting club football. I am going to continue enjoying myself without football.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mercurial Frenchman, who also helped his country win Euro 2000, initially quit soon after being released by Marseille at the end of the 2005-06 season.<\/p>\n

He had been France\u2019s first-choice keeper in the 2006 World Cup, with his last match being the penalty shoot-out loss to Italy in the final.<\/p>\n

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Barthez was with United for four years between 2000 and 2004, winning two Premier League titles in the process.<\/p>\n

The only club I wanted to go to was not so happy to have me. It happens and you have to live with it. I needed an adventure<\/p>\n

But his erratic displays saw Sir Alex Ferguson lose patience with him and he spent the final season on loan back at former club Marseille, who he subsequently joined on a two-year permanent deal.<\/p>\n

Shortly before he announced his retirement, Barthez had been trying to agree a deal with first club Toulouse, but it did not work out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only club I wanted to go to was not so happy to have me,\u201d he said. \u201cIt happens and you have to live with it. I needed an adventure and I have only done things that I want to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barthez\u2019s club retirement did not last long though, with the keeper announcing in December 2006 that he had signed a deal with Nantes.<\/p>\n

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But the following April, after an altercation with a Nantes fan, Barthez left the club and, although he stated his intention to carry on playing, he did not make another appearance.<\/p>\n

In 2008, Barthez switched sports and began a successful motorsport career. He won the 2013 French GT Championship alongside Morgan Moullin-Traffort and competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 2014, 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n

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