Veteran former Real Madrid and AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano has announced his retirement for the third time just days after the ex-Italian international returned to training.
Antonio Cassano said over the last few days of training he realized that he no longer have the mentality to train consistently,
The 36-year-old Cassano had first announced he was retiring just a week after signing for Hellas Verona in July 2017.
But he did a swift u-turn saying he wanted to stay with the Verona club for the season, before again calling time after playing two-pre-season friendlies.
Cassano won 39 caps for Italy between 2003 and 2014. He won a Liga title with Real Madrid and Serie A with AC Milan.