05 Mar 2015

Terry, the last of England's legends?

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John Terry (AFP Photo)

Paris - England is running short of legends. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard both qualify. But this Premier League season looks like being their last.

The all-time record goal-getter for Chelsea and the Liverpool captain both head for Major League Soccer swan songs from July.

Paul Scholes, one of the top names on Manchester United's official list of "legends," by virtue of his 718 appearances and 155 goals for the club in two decades of success under Alex Ferguson, has recycled himself as a sharp TV pundit, surprising for a player so taciturn and private before his retirement in 2013.

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