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David Beckham has had a long an illustrious career in the world of soccer. He's perfected the art of the free kick, and has garnered a ton of trophies. He's one of, if not the most, famous players to ever grace the sport.

He is also now officially retired, having played his final game for the Paris Saint-Germain vs. Stade Brestois match at the Parc des Princes in Paris!

On hand was his whole family, but we have this super cute pic of Victoria Beckham and little Harper watching daddy play one last time!

It's so sweet that it could bring tears to our eyes!

What a powerful moment for the family!

[Image via AKM-GSI.]

Tags: career, david beckham, final, happy, harper, retired, sad, soccer game, victoria beckham, watch

Just because you're retired from the game doesn't mean you can just eat donuts all day!

Especially if you've got a day job hosting one of the most popular morning shows, like Michael Strahan!

If you've seen the show, you can tell that he's still a physical specimen — but how does he keep that way?

Tags: diet, fitness, health, michael strahan, retired, training

Todd Marinovich, an ex-NFL quarterback, just had major surgery on his throwing hand.

That hand also just happens to be his painting hand now that he's retired!

Drug addiction ruined his football career and he almost lost everything, but he got clean and became a pretty successful artist!

Though things almost crashed down when he woke up with no feeling in his left hand one morning.

Tags: art, artist, artwork, ex nfl star, football player, hand, hurt, painter, recover, retired, surgery

As we previously mentioned, Jerry "The King" Lawler, a WWE announcer and semi-retired wrestler, had a heart attack live on air!

He was immediately taken to the hospital where he was treated and his life was saved.

Well the WWE just released a statement that said:

"Jerry 'The King' Lawler has been released from a Montreal medical facility and will be heading home in the next several days. We continue to wish Jerry all the best, and we look forward to him returning to WWE in the future."

We absolutely wish him the best too!

He seems to have made such a fast recovery, it's amazing that he's out of the hospital already.

We think maybe it's time to go from "semi-retired" to fully retired wrestler.

Feel better!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: amazing, health, heart, heart attack, hospital, jerry lawler, medical, recovery, retire, retired, wrestler, wrestling, wwe

If he wouldn't have been fired, it looks like health reasons would have forced Joe Paterno to retire this year.

The sick former Penn State football coach has been admitted into the hospital again. His family hopes the stay is brief, but Paterno was hospitalized for minor complications from his ongoing lung cancer treatments just a month after fracturing his pelvis.

Things aren't all bad for the all-time winningest football coach in NCAA Division I history. PSU officials revealed on Thursday that Paterno is still getting paid despite being relieved of his coaching duties last fall after the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal broke.

A statement from Chairman Steve Garban and Vice Chairman John Surma read:

"Coach Paterno remains employed by the university as a tenured faculty member. The details of his retirement are being worked out and will be made public when they are finalized. Generally speaking, the university intends to honor the terms of his employment contract and is treating him financially as if he had retired at the end of the 2011 football season."

We hope this guy's health starts to turn around soon and he's able to beat this cancer! Feel better soon, Joe!

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: coach, fired, hospital, jerry sandusky, joe paterno, john surma, lung cancer, ncaa, penn state, psu, retired, steve garban, treatment

In September of 2001, the New York Rangers were scheduled to hold training camp at Chelsea Piers in NYC and stay in the Marriot Hotel at the World Trade Center.

Fortunately for the 60-man roster, including NHL Hall of Famer Mark Messier, the dressing rooms weren’t adequate and the team was moved to Madison Square Garden. When tragedy struck on one of the darkest days in American history, the NHL team realized they could have just as easily lost their lives on 9/11.

Ten years later, Mark Messier is honoring the families of the victims who could not avoid perishing with the Twin Towers. The retired athlete is running the New York City Marathon on behalf of Tomorrow’s Children Fund, which benefits the wives and widows of the attacks.

Speaking on his commitment to giving back to the victim's families, Messier said:

Tags: 9-11, athlete, benefit, cause, charity, hockey hall of fame, mark messier, new york city marathon, new york rangers, nhl, retired, september 11, terrorist attacks, the world trade center, tomorrow-039s children fund