Abel Xavier quits football & converts to Islam

[Vlads Quiff]

Fomer Liverpool and Everton defender star Abel Xavier has quit football, converted to Islam and changed his name.

The Portugal star now wants to go by the name of Faisal Xavier and will embark on humanitarian projects after failing to find a club.

He last played for LA Galaxy in 2008 and he has now decided to give up on his career.
Xavier, 37, joined Liverpool from Everton in 2002 and scored twice in 21 appearances for the club.
Abel Xavier


He also played in two spells for Middlesbrough, the second in 2006 after serving a one-year ban for failing a drugs test.

He moved to Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy to play out the final games of his career alongside David Beckham.

Xavier said: 'It's an emotional goodbye and I hope to participate in something very satisfying in a new stage of my life.

'In moments of grief, I have found comfort in Islam. Slowly, I learned a religion that professes peace, equality, freedom and hope. These are foundations with which I identify.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1238038/Ex-Liverpool-Everton-star-Abel-Xavier-converts-Islam-quits-football-37.html#ixzz0aY7abSSV

I wonder if he is posting on here now

regards

 

[gene hughes]

Let's hope so.

 

[manwithnoname]

Hopefully we can goad him until he explodes in a paroxysm of inchoate anger and threatens to kill us all in the name of Alan

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Since when was he a "star"?

 

[mark1975]

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Since when was he a "star"?
[/quote]

Since when was he a defender? 😉

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Quite

 

[Farkmaster]

Now he's gone and got one of those wierd names...

 

[gene hughes]

I used to like him. He was big.

 

[IGotALuvlyBunchOfCoconuts]

[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=38094.msg1020267#msg1020267 date=1261603039]

Fomer Liverpool and Everton defender star Abel Xavier has quit football, converted to Islam and changed his name.

The Portugal star now wants to go by the name of Faisal Xavier and will embark on humanitarian projects after failing to find a club.

He last played for LA Galaxy in 2008 and he has now decided to give up on his career.
Xavier, 37, joined Liverpool from Everton in 2002 and scored twice in 21 appearances for the club.
Abel Xavier


He also played in two spells for Middlesbrough, the second in 2006 after serving a one-year ban for failing a drugs test.

He moved to Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy to play out the final games of his career alongside David Beckham.

Xavier said: 'It's an emotional goodbye and I hope to participate in something very satisfying in a new stage of my life.

'In moments of grief, I have found comfort in Islam. Slowly, I learned a religion that professes peace, equality, freedom and hope. These are foundations with which I identify.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1238038/Ex-Liverpool-Everton-star-Abel-Xavier-converts-Islam-quits-football-37.html#ixzz0aY7abSSV

I wonder if he is posting on here now

regards

[/quote]

LOL

 

[LarryHagman]

At least he's got a head start with the beard.

 

[Portly]

It seems somehow inevitable, he always did resemble Saladin!

But by all accounts Saladin's distribution of the ball was better.

 

[LarryHagman]

I always thought he looked like a negative of the yorkshire ripper.

 

[gareth_thomas]

37..

surely retirement age anyway....

Id be shocked if John Terry decided to do this.