nelson Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Antoine Griezmann, France's mercurial forward, announced his retirement from international football. The Atletico Madrid forward made his France debut in March 2014 and won 137 caps, a figure beaten only by his former teammate Hugo Lloris - 145 - and 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram, who also amassed 142 caps. Among the career highlights are winning the 2018 World Cup and finishing as top scorer at Euro 2016. Griezmann is also fourth in France's list of all-time goal-scorers with 44, behind only record marksman Olivier Giroud, Thierry Henry and current captain Kylian Mbappe. Despite his team reaching the semis at Euro 2024, he was unable to rediscover the sparkling form that made him one of the stars of the tournament in both 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Russia. This really draws the curtains on an era for the French national team, as his retirement comes in the wake of a spate of recent retirements that also saw Hugo Lloris, Raphael Varane, and Olivier Giroud hang up their boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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