'With much sorrow, it is the end of a journey that I hoped would be longer and that would end with a better taste in my mouth.'
SERGIO RAMOS RETIRED from international duty with Spain on Thursday, saying new coach Luis de la Fuente told him he did not count on him.
Ramos, who turns 37 in March, published an open letter on social media in which he indicated the new coach forced his hand. This morning I received a call from the current coach who told me that he does not and will not count on me, regardless of the level I can show or how I continue my career. “With much sorrow, it is the end of a journey that I hoped would be longer and that would end with a better taste in my mouth, at the height of all the successes we have achieved with our Roja.”Despite recovering from injury and building form with PSG Luis Enrique did not call him up for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The defender highlighted other veteran players still thriving, including PSG team-mate Lionel Messi, who won the World Cup last year with Argentina at 35.
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