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BECKFORD HANGS UP HIS BOOTS

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FORMER Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford announced his retirement from football this week.
The 35-year-old, who had been at Bury since 2017, scored 85 goals in 152 matches for the Whites. He had a brief spell in the Premier League with Everton and also helped Preston win promotion from League One with a hat-trick in the 2015 play-off final win over Swindon Town.
“The operations I’ve had over the past couple of years have gotten the better of me,” said Beckford. “Football has given me more than I could’ve dreamed of and for all that I have had the pri...

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