Algeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Skipper Madjid Bougherra Bows Out As Algeria Exit CAN

Malabo — Algeria skipper Madjid Bougherra retired from the national team on Sunday night after his side's elimination from the Cup of Nations.

Sport is littered with tales of otherworldly performances in homage to a lost teammate or departing comrade. At the moment in England, Liverpool, with the Premier League title clearly unavailable, are being driven by the prospect of giving skipper Steven Gerrard an FA Cup final trophy to send him on his way from Anfield to the lucre-filled pastures of LA Galaxy.

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