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Spain legend Sergio Ramos retires

Sergio Ramos has announced his retirement from international football with Spain as as the former Real Madrid defender reveals head coach Luis de la Fuente told him he was not part of his plans ‘no matter how I perform’.

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Ramos impressive international career which ended ugly

The Spanish defender is inarguably among the best names in the history of the national team.

Ramos was the was the youngest player to play for Spain in 55 years when he made his debut in a friendly win against China in March 2005 at the age of 18 years and 361 days.

The former Real Madrid man played a crucial part in helping his country to win three successive major tournaments from 2008-2012, shortly after his debut.

With the likes of Ramos, Xavi, Andres Iniesta,… in the team, Spain their first ever World Cup in 2010, prior to that were the 2008 and 2012 Euros with La Roja.

Sergio Ramos international records and titles

• Caps: 180
• Goals: 23
• World Cup: 2010
• EUROs: 2008, 2012
• Most capped player in Spain history
• Highest scoring defender in international history

As one of the longest servant of La Roja, the 36-year-old defender became his country’s most-capped player with 180 appearances within 18 years.

The sad ending for Ramos internationally

However, Ramos fell out of favour under former national team boss Luis Enrique and was left out of their squad for Euro 2020 after struggling with injuries, before the omission for the 2022 World Cup.

Ramos last played for Spain against Kosovo in March 2021.

In his post of farewell with a letter on Social Media, Ramos hinted about the compulsory force into retiring after his conversations with De la Fuente despite his desire to continue playing for Spain.

‘The time has come. Time for me to say goodbye to the Spain national team.” He started in the letter.

‘This morning, I received a call from the current head coach who informed me that I am not and will not be part of his plans, regardless of how I perform or what I do in my career. 

‘With a heavy heart, it’s the end of the road that I hoped would stretch out further and which would end with a better taste in my mouth.’

Ramos then hinted that he felt he had been forced into retiring, also mentioned PSG teammate Lionel Messi in it:

‘I honestly believe that this journey deserved to end at my own choosing or because my performances were not at a level worthy of our national team.

‘Because age in itself is not a virtue or a defect; it’s just a number that is not necessarily related to performance or ability. 

‘I admire and envy players like Modric, Messi and Pepe. Unfortunately, it won’t be like that for me because football isn’t always fair and football is never just football.’