Karembeu calls it a day

FORMER Middlesbrough midfielder Christian Karembeu has announced his retirement.

The 34-year-old former France international, who won the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000 and the 2001 Confederations Cup, had been left without a club since spending six months with Ligue 1 side Bastia at the end of last season.

“I am stopping my career now and I will keep following football my way,” he said.