Categories: Football

The ideal eleven of retired active footballers from their national team

Buffon (Italy)

He decided not to wear the Italy shirt again after failing to qualify with his team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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PHILIPPE DESMAZES
AFP

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Maicon (Brazil)

He was expelled from the Brazilian section in September 2014.

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Joe camporeale
DAILY AS

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Piqué (Spain)

The defender announced that he was leaving La Roja after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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JUAN FLOR
DAILY AS

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Mascherano (Argentina)

The veteran footballer stopped playing with the albiceleste after the elimination in the round of 16 of his team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Kelley L Cox
USA Today Sports

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John Obi Mikel (Nigeria)

The Nigerian midfielder announced at the age of 32, after the African Cup in 2018, his retirement from international football.

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BEN STANSALL
AFP

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Rakitic (Croatia)

Through a statement issued by the Croatian Football Federation, Rakitic announced in 2020 his withdrawal from the national team.

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VI-Images
VI-Images via Getty Images

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Iniesta (Spain)

The Spanish player wore La Roja for the last time at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Jamie McDonald
Getty Images

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Keisuke Honda (Japan)

The Japanese, like many others of his generation, withdrew from the national team after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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JIJI PRESS
AFP

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Thomas Müller (Germany)

In the case of the German, his non-participation in the selection is due to a technical decision since Löw, the coach, decided to establish a generational change that involved the forward and several other players.

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John sibley
DAILY AS

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Rooney (England)

The Englishman announced that he was leaving the national team in 2017.

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JOHN SIBLEY
Action Images via Reuters

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Ibrahimovic (Sweden)

The Swede announced that he would no longer play with his team after the 2016 European Championship in France.

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Alex Livesey
Getty Images

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Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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