England captain Steven Gerrard has retired from international football after winning 114 caps.<\/p>\n
Gerrard, 34, won his first cap in a 2-0 win over Ukraine in 2000 and played for the last time at the 2014 World Cup in a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica.<\/p>\n
“I have enjoyed every minute of representing my country. It’s a sad day for me,” the Liverpool midfielder said.<\/p>\n
Gerrard will now assume a “high profile” ambassadorial role with the Football Association.<\/p>\n
The England midfielder scored 21 times and represented his country at six major tournaments.<\/p>\n
“It was a very difficult decision to make. It’s something I have been contemplating for a long time, not just since the end of the World Cup,” the Liverpool skipper said.<\/p>\n
“I’ve had to take an awful lot of advice from people who are close to me – players that I still play with, ex-players who I played with a long time ago, managers who I played for years ago.<\/p>\n
“It’s been a really tough decision, certainly one of the toughest since I turned professional at 18.”<\/p>\n
Gerrard will continue his club career with Liverpool, with whom he made his debut in 1998 against Blackburn Rovers.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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