5 bizarre reasons why footballers retired

For most people, life as a professional footballer would be considered a dream. The money, the fame, the excitement. What could one ask more for?

Several players, though, could not make it to the top level and were forced to retire. A few simply lost interest in the beautiful game and decided to quit.

Here is a list of 5 of the most bizarre reasons for footballers retiring:

#5 Carlos Roa: Retired claiming the world was going to end

Roa hung up his boots claiming the world was going to end

Carlos Roa was a great Argentine goalkeeper. In the 1998 World Cup he was responsible for Argentina knocking out England on penalties. In the same year, he won the Zamora Award as the best goalkeeper in Spain. Roa, at the peak of his powers, decided to call it a day in 1999.

He went on a religious retreat claiming that he believed the world was going to end imminently. He also gave up on meat and focussed on meditation instead. Roa, eccentric as he was, returned to the game a year later, but never found his top form again.