Abidal calls it a day

Eric Abidal has called a press conference today in which he will communicate his decision to hang up his boots. The Frenchman, who started this season off at Olympiacos, has only played in 10 games with the Greek set-up.

Unhappy with the level of Greek football, Abidal has decided that enough is enough. He will now return to Barcelona, where he played for six seasons, to accept the club's offer.

Olympiacos manager Michel had made it clear that he wasn't really counting on the player: "It's quite clear that in his case, his personal and family situations are more important", he said.

The player will soon join up with the Barça management team. Most probably, he will be named the youth academy director, a job that was offered him when Barça decided not to renew his contract at the end of the 2012-13 season.