Ben Foster

The Baggies hero hangs up his gloves having left previous club Watford upon relegation from the Premier League at the end of last season.

He spent the second half of last season with the Baggies. After leaving Albion in 2018, Foster spent four years with Watford, three in the top flight. Having initially been brought in by Roy Hodgson, his replacement Steve Clarke made the deal permanent and Foster's entire Albion career was spent in the Premier League.

Ben Foster has announced his retirement from the game following his departure from Watford at the end of last season. The goalkeeper has hung up his gloves ...

The goalkeeper has hung up his gloves at the age of 39. [Watford](https://www.londonworld.com/sport/football/watford) at the end of last season. Ben Foster has announced his retirement from the game following his departure from

Former Watford, England and Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39.

"The time has finally come for me to announce my retirement. It would kill me." I have got a belting story for you and it will explain my reasons why I know finally that it is time to hang the gloves up and enter retirement."

Ben Foster has called time on his playing career aged 39 after turning down the chance to join Newcastle this season, following his release by Watford over ...

He was released by [Watford](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/watford-fc) at the expiry of his contract this summer and turned down a move to [Newcastle](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) this season. The overriding sinking feeling was I don't want to do this. The wrench of it was I'd have to move away from home and that would kill me. Especially at the age I am and everything I've got going on. Foster opened up on how Newcastle manager Eddie Howe was willing to meet his sizeable wage demands to bring him to St James' Park, after the Magpies were left light of options in goal following Martin Dubravka's loan departure to Manchester United and the injury suffered by Karl Darlow. The Leamington Spa native said: "I've got an announcement to make, it's a big one.

FORMER England goalkeeper Ben Foster has confirmed he turned down the opportunity to join Newcastle United as a free agent, and announced his…

“The time has finally come for me to announce my retirement. He announced his retirement on his YouTube channel, also revealing he turned down a move to Newcastle last week before making the decision. The 39-year-old left Watford at the end of last season and has decided to bring an end to a career spanning almost two decades.

Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster has called time on his two decade professional career, after spurning an opportunity to join Newcastle.

It would kill me." "The time has finally come for me to announce my retirement. "I've got to be happy and comfortable and I wouldn't be able to do that so far away from my family.

The former Manchester United, West Brom and Watford goalkeeper has retired from football after a lengthy career that has seen him forge out a sturdy career ...

The Magpies had a goalkeeping crisis after Karl Darlow was injured while they had just sent Martin Dubravka out on loan to [Manchester United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-united-fc). But it was at Kidderminster Harriers where he made his professional debut following two loan spells from Stoke at semi-professional level. [Cycling Goalkeeper series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmix1rCGtyY): “I was just eating my dinner and I thought ‘no, I’m not doing it’. In total, he stood between the sticks 23 times for the Red Devils, earning him two Premier League medals. A staggering total, that also includes 390 in the Premier League. While he has spent the summer courting offers from various clubs, none have enticed him.

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.

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.

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.

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 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’.

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 announced his retirement from football, after opting to hang up his gloves instead of enjoying one last hurrah with Newcastle United.

I wanted to say publicly at the time that the videos were utterly wrong and we had fined the player and asked him to stop, but it just wasn’t something I could do.” That’s hard to do, especially at the age I am and with everything else I’ve got going on. By then, he was in the middle of a six-year spell at West Bromwich Albion, one of the eight clubs he played for professionally throughout his career. He had become known for placing a GoPro in his goal to capture the action during games, while some of his behind-the-scenes footage at Watford didn’t go down too well with those in power at the club. James’ Park this season, after an injury to Karl Darlow. However, with family at the forefront of his mind, Foster felt that now was the right time to call it a day.