French team. Antoine Griezmann, the reasons for a surprise international retirement

French team. Antoine Griezmann, the reasons for a surprise international retirement

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This Monday, September 30, three days before Didier Deschamps’ next list, Antoine Griezmann announced his international retirement, at the age of 33. A surprise for a faithful soldier of DD, whose reasons undoubtedly lie in the last difficult months with the French team, marked by a Euro crossed like a ghost.

Antoine Griezmann embraces the World Cup on July 15, 2018, after the Blues’ victory against Croatia. | PHOTO: FRANCK FIFE / AFP close

  • Antoine Griezmann embraces the World Cup on July 15, 2018, after the Blues’ victory against Croatia. | PHOTO: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

Published on 09/30/2024 at 10:59 p.m.

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It was a Monday morning like any other, until Antoine Griezmann decided to break the torpor. Yesterday, shortly before 11 a.m., the vice-captain of the Blues made his international retirement official via a video published on his social networks. “I leave the France team with a deep feeling of pride and gratitude. I had the honor of representing our country, and the chance to experience extraordinary moments like becoming world champion.”declared the left-hander in particular. We will no longer see the third most capped player in the country’s history (137 caps, 44 goals) playing in Blue despite his continued sparkling form with his club Atlético de Madrid.

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