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Farewell Arshavin! Arsenal's unfulfilled talent goes down as one of Russia’s greatest

The former Gunners playmaker has decided to hang up his boots at the age of 37 in the coming weeks after a rollercoaster career

Andrey Arshavin, one of the greatest and most enigmatic footballers Russia has ever produced, has announced that he will retire at the end of the season.

The 37-year-old, who currently plies his trade in Kazakhstan for FC Kairat, indicated that the country’s cup final on November 24 would be his last game of football – one last chance to add to the lengthy list of honours he has accumulated over his storied career.