Double World Cup winner Cafu quits Milan

Veteran Brazilian defender Cafu, seen here in 2007, said on Friday he was quitting Italian giants AC Milan after six years with the club.

Veteran Brazilian defender Cafu, a World Cup winner in 1994 and 2002, said on Friday he was quitting Italian giants AC Milan after six years with the club.

"It is time to leave," the 37-year-old Cafu, who moved to Milan from AS Roma in 2003, told Milan Television. "It's sad, it's tough but I knew that one day or another the time would come to go home to Brazil," added the ex-captain.

"I don't know whether I will continue to play or if I have stopped indefinitely.

"Sunday (when AC Milan conclude their league season against Udinese at the San Siro) will be my last match here. I don't know if the coach will pick me. But I am ready to play."

Cafu's fellow Brazilian defender Serginho, 36, who arrived in Milan in 1999, also said on Friday that he was leaving.

"Due to problems with my back, I can't get back to my best level," said Serginho. "That's why I believe that it's a good time to say good-bye."