Twitter pays tribute to Damien Duff after he announces retirement

Damien Duff has hung up his boots.

The 36 year old called time today on a illustrious 20 year career that saw him win two Premier League titles with Chelsea, win 100 caps for the Republic of Ireland and play a starring role at the 2002 World Cup. Duff had spent the past few months at Shamrock Rovers, where he chose to donate his wages to charity, and will be remembered as one the best footballers to have played for Ireland. Here's how Twitter paid tribute to the Dubliner, who released a typically classy statement to announce his retirement. https://twitter.com/irish_pics/status/678983159988551680 https://twitter.com/Sports_Hangout/status/678991378098102272 https://twitter.com/FourFourTweet/status/678990902249963520 https://twitter.com/BenHowardFFC/status/678990510510448640 https://twitter.com/ElChiefMoore/status/678990130959511552 https://twitter.com/KieranMal/status/678989737298915328 https://twitter.com/feeFahifofum/status/678992819239968768 https://twitter.com/MrNiallMcGarry/status/678994649479032833 https://twitter.com/COYBIG/status/679007269107933188 https://twitter.com/KCsixtyseven/status/678986039218847746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/TheKingOfPing/status/678984894970781697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/brianslevin123/status/678984398138703872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/pearsecorcoran/status/678987346742657025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/pearsecorcoran/status/678988257409896448 https://twitter.com/GrahamRalph1/status/678989607250337793 https://twitter.com/taigstaigs/status/678993615264292865