At the age of 36, Hugo Lloris has announced the end of his international career, having become the national team’s record 145. This is the second career after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and Karim Benzema has also announced that he will no longer participate in the actions of the national team of France

The captain of the French national team Hugo Lloris ends his international career

After the announcement of Didier Deschamps’ contract extension until 2026, captain Hugo Lloris has decided to end his career in the national team, Footmercato writes.

In an interview with L’Equipe, the Tottenham goalkeeper, who broke the record for the number of appearances during the World Cup, announced the end of his career.

“The moment comes when you have to hand over the baton. The French national team does not belong to anyone, no one is eternal, and I am first and foremost. I think the team is ready to go further and they have a well prepared goalkeeper in Mike Meighan. “I’d rather retire at the top than wait for turnovers to drop or too much competition,” Lloris said.

Hugo Lloris has the 2018 World Cup trophy, the 2021 Nations League trophy, the 2022 World Cup final and the Euro 2016 final.

In addition to the national team record, he also has the most caps as France captain with 121.

This news came on the same day that another great footballer, Welshman Gareth Bale, ended his career.