{"id":28644,"date":"2026-04-02T17:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/former-liverpool-and-belgium-goalkeeper-simon-mignolet-retires-at-the-end-of-this-season\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:14:59","slug":"former-liverpool-and-belgium-goalkeeper-simon-mignolet-retires-at-the-end-of-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/former-liverpool-and-belgium-goalkeeper-simon-mignolet-retires-at-the-end-of-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Liverpool and Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet retires at the end of this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BRUGES, Belgium (AP) &#8211; Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will retire at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Mignolet&#8217;s current team, Club Brugge, announced that his last game will be on May 24, the final day of the Belgian league play-offs, at home against KAA Ghent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although the final result is not completely under my control, my determination, will and resolve will remain every day until my final moments at Club Brugge,&#8221; said the 38-year-old veteran. &#8220;We still have 10 important games ahead of us, with the clear goal of becoming champions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mignolet retired from international football in 2023. He made 35 appearances for Belgium, appearing in three World Cups and two European Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Mignolet joined Brugge in 2019 after spending six years at Liverpool, making over 200 appearances for the Reds and winning the Champions League title as Alisson Becker&#8217;s substitute. He also played for Belgian clubs St.Truiden and Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media, Mignolet will start a new career as a manager at the Belgian Football Association in September.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mignolet-retire-belgium-33cfeae8e5ab157044c60b6eab0fb188\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUGES, Belgium (AP) &#8211; Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will retire at the end of the season. 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