Colchester boss Geraint Williams says it has been a privilege to work with retiring veteran Teddy Sheringham.The former Tottenham, Manchester United and England striker brings down the curtain on his 24-year career at the end of the season, by which time he will be 42.

"I can't speak highly enough of him," Williams told the Colchester Gazette. "In the dressing room he's been one of the lads. His professionalism is legendary and he's proved that again at Colchester.

"Whenever he's gone out on the pitch, he's given us something.

"He has a will to win that you can't instil in someone, it's just in there and he's been fantastic for this club."

Sheringham joined the Us on a free transfer from West Ham in the summer, and scored four times in 19 appearances so far, but his season has been curtailed by injury, and he was forced to watch Colchester's 1-0 defeat to Wolves from the Layer Road stands.

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