Celtic keeper Kasper Schmeichel forced to retire due to serious shoulder injury

Several surgeons have told the Denmark international his career as a professional footballer is over due to a shoulder injury
Kasper Schmeichel: "When my contract with Celtic expires in June, my career as an active footballer stops." Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Kasper Schmeichel: "When my contract with Celtic expires in June, my career as an active footballer stops." Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Celtic and Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has announced that he has been forced to retire due to a serious shoulder injury.

The 39-year-old, who won the Premier League with Leicester in 2016, has been sidelined since February.

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