Former goalkeeper of Moscow’s Dynamo and the Russian national team, **Anton Shunin**, has announced the end of his professional football career. Shunin left Dynamo last summer after his contract expired.

“A year ago, I had no intention of retiring. I thought that moment was far off and that I would sign a new contract with Dynamo. When they didn’t extend my contract, I started to think about other teams – whether I wanted to play elsewhere. I considered offers both in Russia and abroad. There were several factors I took into account: whether the club was competing for titles, its location – in Moscow or another city. It’s clear that financial aspects also played a role. Moreover, the comfort of my family, who would move with me, was important as well. Out of the options I had, I didn’t choose any. At some point, I realized the most important thing – I didn’t have the desire to play for any other club except Dynamo. That became a key factor in my story. However, I decided to postpone the farewell moment – to see what would happen next. Would I feel good about it or not? If not, I could have continued my career in winter. But exactly a year later, at the end of this season, I am announcing my retirement. When you completely change your life, you wonder what it will be like to live differently? It turned out that quitting football isn’t as hard as it seems. You just need to keep yourself occupied, which I have done,” Shunin said in an interview with Championship’s correspondent Andrey Pankov.