The 29-year-old player who plays in the Premier and could leave football

The moods in life mark us as people. When things go well, it seems that everything leans in the right direction. On the other hand, when the bad ones come, we believe that that streak will never end. The ideal balance is to enjoy the happy moments, and not make bad decisions in those not so pleasant. But in football, as in life, sometimes it is necessary to take risks, and to follow the advice indicated by the head and the heart.

What happens with James Rodriguez is difficult to explain or understand. He began his sports career in his native Colombia, made the leap to Argentine football, and fell nonstop in Europe to uncover his career. With two World Cups on his back, and having defended the colors of nothing more and nothing less than Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, today he wears the Everton shirt, which is becoming stronger and stronger in the Premier League. However, it seems that he never finished becoming the star that he could have been, according to the extraordinary talent he has.

That is why, with just 29 years old, and a long way to go, he already imagines his retirement, because he understands that he has reached his peak, and does not have much chance of continuing to grow. In fact, he assured that his time for Valdebebas is over, and that he believes that he will no longer be welcome in the White House, despite the fact that he considers it feasible to abandon football wearing the colors of Madrid. In any case, it is a decision that will take a while, so now it remains to wait to see what your future holds.

Not everything in soccer is smiles, luxuries, fancy cars, or money. Just as there are things that sometimes come easy and fast, they don't take long to go. And if the James Rodriguez thing were to come true, it would not be the first case of a player who has everything to be a crack, but for one reason or another, he must abandon football. Marco Van Basten, for example, was harmed by a series of injuries that forced him to stop playing at the age of 29, or Sebastian Deisler, who was considered the greatest promise of German football in the 90s, who after being operated 5 times on his knee, fell into a deep depression, and had to be treated by psychiatrists, leaving football at 27.

The injuries that ended Carles Puyol's career early

Carles Puyol was one of the best central defenders in the history of Barcelona, and the Spanish team. Called to be a historical soccer legend, he had to abandon his career at the age of 36, and a path that he still had traveled. However, he suffered 35 injuries in his entire career, and countless operations, which allow him to stay in force, but the last one, on the Achilles heel, forced him to hang up his boots forever.