Maxi Old Boy calls it off for today. And for ever

Thanks to guys like him, the word 'veteran' will face a serious reshape in the years to come in terms of football vocabulary. And those mature players will look up to Maxi Rodriguez, hoping to repeat his immaculate walk off the stage at the age of 40 with a second-half free-kick winner in front of ecstatic fans of his boyhood club only a minute after he came in as a sub. Wow, it sounds superb even when you write it, let alone read about Maxi's last game and that lovely scenario.

The Argentine forward netted for his Newell's Old Boys on Wednesday against Central Cordoba in the ultimate game of the Argentine league. Once the ball stormed into the back of the net, he took off his shirt and bowed to supporters who are mad about him. And most of them were probably there for his maiden game back in 1999, too.

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It was a beginning of an incredible journey that took Maxi to Spain (tenures with Espanyol and Atletico Madrid) and England (two and a half years with Liverpool) before he returned to his Newell's in 2012 and stayed there - excluding a short stint at Uruguayan's giants Penyarol - until the very end.

The prolific attacking midfielder with a rough face and a bit short-fuse temper never failed to fulfil the expectations of both, fans and gaffers. As much as 187 scored goals and tons of assists on his account prove how good Maxi was. The Scousers loved him for his passion, devotion and countless sprints on the flank, so it's a no-brainer Liverpool and many of their fans said farewell and many kind words to him upon the news of his retirement.

Rodriguez himself announced it on his social media accounts, with a slogan ''I got something to tell you"...

Some career that was, Maxi Old Boy.