Unhappy finalist of the 2022 World Cup, the Frenchman Hugo Lloris has decided to retire from international football. The Tottenham goalkeeper announced his decision on Monday in the columns of L’Equipe.
Hugo Lloris is retiring from international football.
We will never see Hugo Lloris again with the jersey and the armband of the French team. At 36, the goalkeeper of the Blues has decided to retire from international football.
It’s not easy to announce that, but after fourteen years of defending this jersey, which I wore with immense pleasure, with pride, duty and a sense of responsibility, I believe that I have come to the end. confided the French L’Equipe.
Lloris stops the selection
I decided to end my international career, with the feeling of having given everything, he explained. And I think it’s important to announce it now, two and a half months from the start of qualifying for the Euros, out of respect for the coach and the players, to let them start on new bases.
In this interview, Lloris affirms that he had been thinking about this stoppage for several months, and especially during the recent World Cup in Qatar. The Tottenham goalkeeper finally acted on his decision after the competition, and as the record holder for the number of Blue selections (145). A record that also weighed in his thinking, as did his altruism. There comes a time when you have to know how to hand over confessed the legend of the Blues, world champion in 2018.
The Frenchman wants to last with Tottenham
I don’t want to make it my own, I’ve always said over and over again that the France team doesn’t belong to anyone, and we all have to make sure that’s the case, me first. , advised the former Niois, aware that Mike Maignan has the shoulders to succeed him. For his part, Lloris, who has shone so much in major international competitions, now wants to take advantage of family breaks and rest to last with Spurs. An ambitious challenge at a time when the former tricolor international is suffering a lot of criticism in England.
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