![After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Valentino Rossi calls it quits | After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Valentino Rossi calls it quits After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Valentino Rossi calls it quits | After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Valentino Rossi calls it quits](https://media.news9live.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/New-Project-2021-08-05T223014.737.jpg)
After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Valentino Rossi calls it quits | After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Valentino Rossi calls it quits
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Valentino Rossi announces decision to retire at end of MotoGP season after winning nine world titles - Eurosport
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Valentino Rossi tests positive for coronavirus and will miss MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix | The Independent
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