FC Twente Legend Blaise Nkufo Retires

In a press release issued by Seattle, general manager Adrian Hannauer heaped praise on his former striker:

While the northwest will probably always see Nkufo, 35, as something of a failure - his intelligent, efficient style of play never endeared him to Seattle fans - the rest of the world will remember him as a major goalscoring menace for Twente, who turned from a mid-table Eredivisie side into a Champions League team over the course of his career there. Nkufo made 223 appearances for Twente and scored enough goals (114, to be exact, a club record) for the team to erect a statue in his honour after he left for a designated player role with Seattle following the 2010 World Cup.