Silva quits international football
13 August 2018 |
5:34 pm
Manchester City midfielder David Silva on Monday called time on his distinguished 12-year international career with Spain.
Manchester City midfielder David Silva on Monday called time on his distinguished 12-year international career with Spain.
Selected for the first time in November 2006, the 32-year-old helped his country be crowned world champions in South Africa in 2010 and won two European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012.
“I leave proud and happy, bringing an end to a time full of emotions and memories, like of the figure of Luis Aragones, a maestro who will never be forgotten” he said in a message on social media.
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