Basile Boli to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Boli fans. Speculation had been rife that the French footballer is about to announce his retirement from sports, at age 58, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 11/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a footballer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a footballer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouBasile
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouBasile was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Basile Boli was unlike any other footballer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouBasile”
— @universalObserver, 10 Jul 2025
“Didn't Basile Boli retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 10 Jul 2025
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