Star football striker Jan Koller announces retirement

One of the best strikers in the history of the Czech national football team, Jan Koller, has decided to end his professional career. The 38-year-old player for Cannes told the Czech Press Agency on Wednesday that growing health problems involving his leg muscles and heart were a warning sign that it was time to quit. Koller has played for Cannes in the third French league for the past year and a half and he had a contract for another season. He says he plans to attend a one-year course of French and then decide what to do next. Jan Koller played 91 matches on the national team in which he scored 55 times. He won the bronze medal at Euro 2004 in Portugal and has champion titles from the Czech, Belgian and German leagues.