Former Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has announced his retirement from football. It has been a difficult past 18 months or so for Thiago, who has barely been able to get on the pitch for the Reds. Having played just five minutes during his final campaign at Anfield, it has been common knowledge for a long while that Thiago would depart once the season came to a close. However, the news that the Spaniard has called time on his career aged just 33 was still a relative shock. Following a glittering career which ultimately ended at Liverpool, message of support have been pouring in from ar…