After 20 years at Liverpool Football Club, now is the time for me to confirm that I will be leaving at the end of the season.
This is easily the hardest decision Iโve ever made in my life.
I know many of you have wondered why or been frustrated that I havenโt spoken about this yet, but it was always my intention to keep my full focus on the teamโs best interests, which was securing No.20.
This club has been my whole life โ my whole world - for 20 years. From the Academy right through until now, the support and love I have felt from everyone inside and outside of the club will stay with me forever. I will forever be in debt to you all.
But, I have never known anything else and this decision is about experiencing a new challenge, taking myself out of my comfort zone and pushing myself both professionally and personally.
Iโve given my all every single day Iโve been at this club, and I hope you feel like Iโve given back to you during my time here.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank everybody โ my coaches, my managers, my teammates, the staff and our incredible supporters - for the last 20 years.
Iโve been blessed enough to live out my dreams here and I will never, ever take for granted the special moments Iโve been fortunate enough to have lived through with you all. My love for this club will never die.
Congrats Lewis, you deserve it ๐
Gutted to retire so early and a tough pill to swallow at our home race, but another win for the team shows the progress we're making. We'll keep getting stronger ๐ช
So delighted to see Lewis back on the top step, where he belongs. It clearly meant an awful lot to him, and to Bono.
And what a brilliant way to do it. A win on home soil and totally on merit. Superb race and tyre management. ๐๐ป #F1
In a world of hyperbole and sensationalism, Andrea Stella is a rare species that delivers thoughtful, fair and balanced analysis. Oh, and heโs spot on too. Enjoyed that race today, I get the feeling weโll still be discussing the fallout when we get to Silverstone