Ben Foster

The 39-year-old, who spent five years at Man United and played for Watford and West Brom, has announced his retirement.

That gut feeling, you know when people say you have to go with your gut feeling and I had this feeling deep down, I just don't want to do it." I didn't want to be in an apartment away from my family at the age of 39. The overriding sinking feeling was I don't want to do this. I had this deep feeling, I didn't want to move away from home. "It was nice to feel wanted but I didn't want the upheaval of living away from my family. I didn't want to do it.

Ben Foster has called time on football after leaving Watford at the end of last season.

Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster announces his retirement from football at the age of 39 and confirms that he turned down the chance to join.

[Watford](/football/watford/) in June following their relegation from the Premier League last season. That's hard to do, especially at the age I am and with everything else I've got going on. [England](/football/england/) goalkeeper [Ben Foster](/people/ben-foster/) has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39.

Foster a free agent after leaving Watford · Had been offered a deal by Newcastle · Decides to retire at the age of 39.

Foster also won eight England caps and was part of the Three Lions' squad at the 2014 World Cup. Foster revealed that he had actually been offered a deal at Newcastle, following an injury to Karl Darlow, but opted not to take it up because of family reasons. WHAT THEY SAID: "I've got an announcement to make, it's a big one.

Foster's career, which dates back to 2000, ends after playing for clubs including Manchester United, West Brom, Birmingham City and, most recently, Watford. He ...

Especially at the age I am and everything I've got going on." "I've got to be happy and comfortable and I wouldn’t be able to do that so far away from my family. "If I'm in an apartment in Newcastle away from my family by myself, I don't think people can understand, that's really hard to do.

Ben Foster recently announced the end of his footballing career but the former Manchester United goalkeeper asked Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale for ...

[announced his retirement from elite football](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/ben-foster-retires-newcastle-transfer-28002856) at the age of 39. To ensure he had as much information as possible, Foster reached out to fellow goalkeeper and close friend Ramsdale, who spent one full season under the Magpies’ boss at [Bournemouth,](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/bournemouth-fc) to ask about life under Howe. At the time, Newcastle were looking for a new back-up goalkeeper after current No.2 Karl Darlow suffered a long term injury in training. [comments section](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/ben-foster-arsenal-aaron-ramsdale-28006212#comments-section) below [Newcastle United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/newcastle-united-fc) were ready to sign the experienced shot-stopper on the terms he demanded. [Arsenal ](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/arsenal-fc)star Aaron Ramsdale offered Ben Foster an insight into Eddie Howe, before the former [Manchester United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-united-fc) goalkeeper hang up his gloves.

Ben Foster, the former goalkeeper for Manchester United and England, has decided to end his football career at the age of 39. Ben hung up his gloves even as ...

[Nick Pope](/topic/nick-pope), the Newcastle goalkeeper, and he admirably called him "Popey." [Foster](/topic/foster)made the big announcement to his viewers via video, where he said that time had finally come for him to announce his retirement. Foster said it would kill him to stay far away from his family and that he needed to be happy and comfortable to perform well. He rebuffed an offer to move to Newcastle and announced his retirement. [Manchester United](/topic/manchester-united)and [England](/topic/england)goalkeeper, Ben Foster, has announced his retirement. [Ben Foster](/topic/ben-foster)has made the announcement on his YouTube channel.

Ben Foster has revealed how former West Brom team mate Boaz Myhill helped him make the decision to turn down an offer from Newcastle United.

"On the MLS, you know what, if a call came next year I would be fit as a fiddle. I would consider it the way I considered this. I'm so sorry, I can't move away from my family and all that stuff.

Karl Darlow remains sidelined through injury, which resulted in the club wanting another goalkeeper as an understudy to No.1 Nick Pope. Foster has claimed the ...

I’ve got to be happy and comfortable and I wouldn’t be able to do that so far away from my family. That’s hard to do, especially at the age I am and with everything else I’ve got going on. “I was just eating my dinner and I thought ‘no, I’m not doing it’. Come and enjoy the best World Cup fan experience in London – and enjoy a pint on us – with tickets for England and Wales’ group stage games on sale “I know for a fact if I’d have gone there I’d have had an amazing time, the lads would have been absolutely brilliant and I’d have buzzed off the stadium, the fans, all that kind of stuff, but the overriding sinking feeling was ‘I don’t want to do this.’ “It sounds mad and it’s such a hard thing to explain because there’ll be millions of people up and down the country that will say ‘you’ve just been offered a contract, a really good contract, by the richest team in the world to go and be second-choice goalkeeper and be part of something’.