Soccer-Inter striker Adriano to take a break and rethink career

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 9 (Reuters) - Brazil and Inter Milan striker Adriano said on Thursday he was taking a break from football and would rethink his career.

"I've lost the happiness of playing," he told reporters. "I wouldn't like to go back to Italy, I want to live in peace here in Brazil."

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