France captain Lloris retires from international football

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Category : Sports Published on: January 13 2023

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France captain Hugo Lloris has announced his retirement from international football.
Former Nice and Lyon goalkeeper Lloris captained France to victory at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Lloris, who made his international debut as a 21-year-old in a friendly against Uruguay in November 2008, bows out after becoming France's most-capped player during the World Cup.
Lloris, 36, is France's most-capped player with 145 appearances, 121 of them as team captain.
France has lost to Argentina in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 this time.
Kylian Mbappe, the French player who won the Golden Boot award (awarded to the tournament's top goalscorer), scored a hat-trick in the final.

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France captain Lloris retires from international football