Football: Ujfaluši announces official retirement

Footballer Tomáš Ujfaluši announced on Monday afternoon that he will be retiring from his professional career because of health problems. The 35-year-old signed a one-year contract with Sparta Praha this summer, after playing abroad for 13 years, but has not played in a single match in the past half a year. Ujfaluši started his professional career playing for Olomouc, and later was recruited by Hamburg, Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid and Galatsaray Istanbul. He has been struggling with knee problems for some time.