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5 UEFA Champions League winners who retired in 2022

Franck Ribery and Grard Pique both featured briefly in the 2022-23 European season

The UEFA Champions League is Europes premier club competition and is arguably the most prestigious in the world. Every professional player in Europe dreams of playing in and winning the competition before they hang up their boots.

In 2022, several high-profile players decided to retire from professional football, including a number of storied UEFA Champions League winners, whose legacy in the competition will live on forever. This article will discuss some of these UEFA Champions League winners who retired in 2022.

Without further ado, here is a list of five former UEFA Champions League winners who hung up their boots last year.

Brazilian midfielderRamirescalled time on his career in 2022 after enjoying an eventful career for club and country. The midfielder last played for Palmeiras in his native Brazil after stints in Europe and China.

Ramires was a key member of the Chelsea team that won the Champions League in 2012. He missed only three games in the entire run, scoring three goals for the club. He scored the all-important away goal in the semifinal against FC Barcelona at Camp Nou with his side 2-0 down. He missed the final due to an accumulation of yellow cards but was remembered as one of the best players for the team.

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171641182As Ramires announces his official retirement, we remember one of the coldest goals he scored for Chelsea in the Champions League.Iconic