"Make way"
Giroud and Navas end their national team careers
The two footballers Olivier Giroud and Keylor Navas announced on Thursday that they were ending their national team careers. The striker Giroud will no longer play for the French national team after the European Championship in Germany, while the Costa Rican goalkeeper Navas immediately drew a line under the decision and will no longer play at the Copa America in the summer.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The 37-year-old Giroud has played 131 times for the French national team and is his country's record goalscorer with 57 goals. In the summer, he will move from Milan to Los Angeles FC in the MLS. "We have to make room for the young players," he explained his retirement to "L'Equipe".
The 37-year-old Navas made 114 appearances for the Costa Rica national team, with his last match being a friendly against Argentina in March.
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