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Billy Sharp bagged his sixth promotion in 21 years as a professional at the end of last season then promptly signed a new contract at Doncaster Rovers to extend his career into his 40s.

I thought about retiring two years ago when I didnt get another contract at Sheffield United.

I didnt think I could wear another shirt, the boyhood Blades fan tells FFT.

When are you going to stop?

But LA Galaxy gave me an opportunity to experience something different with my family, then I came back to the EFL with Hull, and now Im in League One again.

Ill be 40 in February my wife keeps asking, When are you going to stop?, but I dont know when I will.

"While Im contributing with goals and promotions, and my body still allows me to play, its hard for me to stop.

In injury time of the penultimate game last season, Sharp charged through on goal to put Doncaster 2-0 up at home to Bradford and confirm their rise from League Two.

It was a fairytale end to his first season back at the club.

The fans know what the club means to me in my first spell, they helped me through some tough moments in my life, he says, referencing the tragic death of his newborn baby at two days old in 2011.

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Chris joined FourFourTwo in 2015 and has reported from more than 20 countries, in places as varied as Ivory Coast and the Arctic Circle. He's interviewed Pele, Zlatan and Santa Claus (it's a long story), as well as covering the World Cup, AFCON and the Clasico. He previously spent 10 years as a newspaper journalist, and completed the 92 in 2017.


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