Top 10 Footballers to Play into Their 40’s
7. Teddy Sheringham
Teddy Sheringham is arguably one of the best English players of all time. Sheringham played professional football for 24 years before retiring at the age of 42, The Englishman played as a forward but most played as a second striker. Notably played for Milwall were he began his career, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspurs. He played for the England national team 51 times scoring 11 goals in the process, He was one of the players to have been called up to play for his country in the lates as he first represented his country at the age of 27. Despite being in the 30’s Sheringham still delivered double digits for his team, at the age of 35 he scored 15 goals for Manchester United during the 2000-2001 season.