PARIS: French forward Franck Ribery on Wednesday announced his retirement from international football.
Ribery represented France in 81 matches in which he scored 16 goals. He missed 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The 31 year old footballer told German magazine Kicker, I want to focus on my family and concentrate on my work at Bayern Munich and make way in the national team for the many young and exciting players,”.
He has been one of the star performers in Europe in recent seasons following a £20m move from Marseille to Bayern in 2007, winning four Bundesliga titles and one Champions League with the German club.
He finished third just behind Lionel Messi and winner Cristiano Ronaldo in Fifa’s Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player in 2013.
The decision means Ribery will not feature at Euro 2016, which is to be held in France.
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