Andrés Iniesta confirms retirement from international football

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Phil Costa·1 July 2018

Andrés Iniesta confirms retirement from international football

Andrés Iniesta has officially announced his retirement from international football.

“It is the reality that this is my final game for Spain,” he told Cadena COPE following Spain’s dramatic defeat to Russia.

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Iniesta to Cadena COPE: "It is the reality that this is my final game for Spain. A marvelous time is over. The endings don't always come the way you dreamt. The manager make the decisions regardless of if you understand them or not." https://t.co/tLhtkDDRcA
– Sunday, 1 July 2018

“A marvellous time is over. The endings don’t always come the way you dreamt.

“The manager make the decisions regardless of if you understand them or not.”

Iniesta made his debut for La Roja in 2006 and played 134 games in just under 13 years.

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