Oribe Peralta retires from international football | OneFootball

Oribe Peralta, star of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, announced Tuesday his retirement from the national team after Mexico was knocked out of the Russia World Cup a day earlier.

Peralta, 34, had announced his decision prior to the World Cup and re-affirmed that after their elimination at the hands of Brazil.

“I want to thank the Mexican team for allowing me to be a part of it during these years, I will always remember with great fondness each of the games we played, we had sad times but especially the happy times which will stay in my heart forever,” Peralta had tweeted.

“Today I have to say goodbye to the selection, the greatest pride of my career,” said the striker, who is the captain of Club América and who played only for Mexican teams during his professional career.

“I thank all the fans who always supported me, players, coaches, doctors (…) and managers who always gave me confidence to defend our colors, but especially my family, which is the most important thing in my life and without whom none of this would have been possible,” Peralta added.