Sergio Ramos retires from Spain duty with 'heavy heart' after being told he won't play under Luis de la Fuente

Sergio Ramos has retired from international football with a “heavy heart” after being told he would not be part of Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente’s plans in the future. Paris Saint-Germain defender Ramos, 36, is Spain’s most-capped player of all time with 180 appearances. Ad He made his debut as an 18-year-old in 2005 and was a key part of the Spain side that won three successive major tournaments – the 2010 World Cup and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012.

TransfersAl-Nassr keen to reunite Ronaldo and Ramos in double swoop – Paper Round29/12/2022 AT 23:37 He was not called up for the squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and his last appearance was in March last year. In a statement on social media, Ramos said that he hoped to play international football for longer but “football isn’t always fair”. “The time has come,” he wrote.

“Time for me to say goodbye to the Spain national team. To La Roja. “This morning, I received a call from the current head coach who informed me that I am not and will not be part of his plans, regardless of how I perform or what I do in my career.

“With a heavy heart, it’s the end of a road that I hoped would stretch out further and which would end with a better taste in my mouth, on a par with all the success we achieved with La Roja. “I honestly believe that this journey deserved to end at my own choosing or because my performances were not at a level worthy of our national team. Not due to a question of age or other reasons that, although I have not heard them directly, I have certainly felt.