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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -Rivaldo isn't retiring just yet.
The 36-year-old Brazilian had decided to quit after AEK lost the Greek title because Olympiakos was awarded three points for a game it lost due to the opposing team fielding an ineligible player.
But Rivaldo announced Tuesday that he would play for AEK next season.
"The truth is that at the end of the championship, I felt great disappointment and a (sense of) injustice, but the love and support I have received from fans and the team have contributed to my final decision ... I have decided to stay at AEK next season," Rivaldo said in a statement on the club's Web site.
Olympiakos lost 1-0 to Apollon on Feb. 3, but Greek sports authorities gave Olympiakos the three points because Apollon played Roman Wallner, who had turned out for two other clubs during the season.
Apollon's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was rejected on April 21.
Olympiakos finished the season with 70 points, two ahead of AEK, for its 11th title in 12 years.
Rivaldo, who has played at AC Milan and FC Barcelona and starred in Brazil's 2002 World Cup victory, spent three seasons at Olympiakos from 2004. He moved to AEK last year after a contract dispute.
