10 April,2009 09:49 AM IST | | Agencies
Brazil striker Adriano could quit Inter Milan after announcing plans to take a break from football for an unspecified period of time.
Adriano called a press conference in Rio de Janeiro yesterday to announce plans to give up football as he has "lost the joy of playing". The 27-year-old said the break could last for "one, two, or three months." Adriano cited the enormous pressure of playing in Italy, saying he does not want to return to Europe. "I've stopped my career for a while because I have lost the joy of playing.
"It could be one, two or three months. There is big pressure in Italy. I don't want to return to Italy. I want to live in peace here in Brazil." Adriano failed to report back to his club after last week's World Cup qualifier against Peru. He was later found staying with his mother in Rio.
