#2 Wendell Lira: Retired from football to pursue a career in professional gaming
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Wendell Lira plied his trade in association football for his entire career. He is famous for winning the Puskas award in 2015 for best goal of the year, beating Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez to take home the prize. The 27 year old went on to play for another season, but in 2016 he decided his time was up.
Wendell announced his retirement in July in order to pursue a career in professional gaming, particurly FIFA. Wendell has stated that one of his lifelong dreams is to be the FIFA World Champion. He is well on his way to achieving that goal after defeating FIFA Interactive Champion of 2015, Abdulaziz Alshehri. Wendell also plans on showcasing his virtual skills on his own YouTube channel.
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