Owen Hargreaves hints at retirement

Former England star Owen Hargreaves has revealed that he may decide to retire from football.

The injury-prone midfielder was released by Manchester City last month after featuring for just 15 minutes of the Citizens' Premier League campaign.

He said: "I haven't decided yet what the future holds for me. I'm doing a few bits and pieces at the moment, spending time with family, that kind of thing.

"I'm only 31, I'm still young enough to carry on playing if I decide to and there's a number of options for me to do that. But it's got to be the right fit if I'm going to play on.

"If something comes in which I think is right for me at this stage then I'll consider it. I don't want to chase something though. I am not forced to do anything. If I can't get back to the level I used to then I don't want to play."

Canadian-born Hargreaves, who was capped 42 times by England, was voted as the Three Lions' best player at World Cup 2006 by an official FA poll.