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Petr Čech retires from international football
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July 11, 2016
Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Petr_%C4%8Cech_retires_from_international_football



On Friday, Arsenal F.C. goalkeeper and Czech Republic football captain
Petr Čech announced retirement from international football. 

Debuting fourteen years ago, Čech made 124 international appearances
and became his nation's most capped player. The 34-year-old goalkeeper
said, "This is a purely football-based decision. [...] I'm now 34 and
the next [international] tournament is in two years which, in football,
is a very long time."

Čech said his childhood dream was to play a match in the national
jersey. He has conceded 115 goals.  Debuting against Hungary, he played
his last international match against Turkey in the UEFA Euro 2016 group
stage.

Čech has played four Euro tournaments, winning the bronze medal in
2004. He was voted Czech Footballer of the Year eight times and won the
golden ball ten times.

Čech plays for Arsenal in the Premier League. He has made 367 Premier
League appearances for Chelsea F.C. and Arsenal.

== Related news ==
* UEFA Euro 2016, day 12: Ukraine-Poland, Northern Ireland-Germany,
Czech Republic-Turkey and Croatia-Spain
== Sources == 

* https://repre.fotbal.cz/konec-petr-cech-v-reprezentaci-uz-chytat-nebude/a3335
* http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20160708/cech-i-ve-realised-my-ultimate-dream



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