STEED Malbranque has shocked football by hanging up his boots in the week when Fulham signed three new players – including £10.6million Bryan Ruiz.
The Whites hero for five years between 2001-06, and the one greeted with “Ste-e-e-e-ed” by the Fulham faithful every time his name was announced, has stunned French club St Etienne by walking out on them less than two months after joining from Sunderland.
Still only 31, Malbranque is understood to have rowed with his father over the contract negotiated by Malbranque senior, and begged his new team to be released from the deal.
Sources close to St Etienne reckon his father’s interference throughout his career, including when he was at Fulham, came to a head this week.
The source said: “When Steed saw and understood the real terms of his contract he decided enough was enough.
“He expected his father, of all people, to do a better job.”
St Etienne coach Christophe Galtier added: "Steed came to see me to say that he was having personal problems. I saw a troubled guy and I'm worried about him."
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Steed Malbranque retires?
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On EA they said he retired to take care of his son who had been diagnosed with cancer 
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I heard there was something wrong with his son. Horrible news if true.
Demba Ba-
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If something is up with his son, then I hope he's okay and goes on to make a full recovery. What age is his son anyway?
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Someone with a name that awesome shouldn't have such misfortunes. Hope everything works out for him.
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Such a shame but doing it for the right reason, hope his son recovers.
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STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!
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His son must be young if he's only 31, bloody hell 
Hope his son recovers quickly, retiring for a good reason
Hope his son recovers quickly, retiring for a good reason
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so sad, all the best to him and his family.
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If his son does make a full recovery, it'd be great to see him coming back into the game again. On his day, he can be a very good player.
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All the best. Steeds done the best he can do, by retiring. Hope his son gets better.
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Steed doesn't have a son, so this story might have been made up.
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Absolutely sick. Who the fuck makes up stories about cancer?
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His agent has denied it's true, Steed doesn't have a son and all his immediate family are in good health.
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So has he retired or not... 
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Filippo Inzaghi wrote:So has he retired or not...
He has, but apparently it was to do with a contract dispute with his new team, atleast thats what I heard
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His agent didn't say
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Demba Ba-
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Turns out it was a load of rubbish then.
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Jordi wrote:Absolutely sick. Who the fuck makes up stories about cancer?
A lot of people do
Demba Ba-
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Fonseca wrote:Jordi wrote:Absolutely sick. Who the fuck makes up stories about cancer?
A lot of people do
Like who?