Former Liverpool, Blackburn and Coventry midfielder David Thompson has retired from football at the age of 30.

Persistent knee injuries had limited him to only a handful appearances for Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton in two seasons and he retires after failing to land a contract after a trial with Sheffield United.

Thompson's form while a Blackburn player in 2002/03 led to a call-up from Sven-Goran Eriksson to the England squad, but he never made his international debut.