Antoine Griezmann has introduced his retirement from worldwide soccer, ending a 10-year profession with France that started in 2014.
The 33-year-old performed 137 occasions for his nation. He performed a pivotal position in his nation’s World Cup triumph in 2018, taking the Bronze Ball because the match’s third-best participant and the Silver Boot as its second-top scorer.
Griezmann had earlier been the highest scorer and finest participant at Euro 2016 as France reached the ultimate however misplaced out to Portugal, whereas he additionally performed within the 2022 World Cup remaining and received the 2020/21 version of the UEFA Nations League with Les Bleus.
“It is with a coronary heart stuffed with reminiscences that I shut this chapter of my life. Thanks for this excellent tricolor journey and see you quickly,” the Atletico Madrid legend posted on Instagram.
Griezmann’s 137 caps put him joint third on France’s all-time look listing, stage with Olivier Giroud who additionally hung up his worldwide boots this yr. Solely Lilian Thuram (142) and Hugo Lloris (145) have performed extra usually for the nationwide workforce.
Griezmann additionally scored 44 targets throughout these worldwide outings, inserting him fourth on the all-time listing, forward of Michel Platini (41) and behind Kylian Mbappe (48), Thierry Henry (51) and Giroud (57).
Though born in Macon in east central France, Griezmann moved to Spain on the age of 14 to signal with Actual Sociedad and went beneath the radar at junior worldwide stage.
His first look for France wasn’t till the Below-19 age class, whereas his senior debut did not come till 16 days earlier than his twenty third birthday just a few months out from the 2014 World Cup.
Griezmann’’s remaining recreation got here as a late substitute in final month’s Nations League win over Belgium. Euro 2024 in the course of the summer season was his sixth and remaining main worldwide match.
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