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Ex-Sunderland star shares emotional statement as brain injury forces him to retire aged 28
Former Sunderland defender Denver Hume has retired from professional football at 28 after specialist medical advice following a fractured skull and brain bleed sustained in an October training collision at Fleetwood Town. Hume reflected on his 84 Sunderland appearances, Championship debut and Wembley experience, thanked Sunderland, Portsmouth, Grimsby and Fleetwood, and expressed gratitude to his family and teammates while looking forward to life beyond football. His former clubs and teammates publicly wished him well.