04 Jul 2004 17:53 UTC
Marcel Desailly said Sunday the time has come for him to stop, because he is not playing as well as he used to. The 35-year-old Chelsea defender added that he can not run up and down the pitch as much as he used to.
His only appearance at Euro 2004 came in the 2-2 draw with Croatia in the group stage. France lost to Greece 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.
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The captain of France's national football team has decided to retire from international soccer, following his team's elimination in the quarterfinals of the Euro 2004 championships.
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Desailly's French squad won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He has a record 116 appearances for France in 11 years.
