England National Football Team captain Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from international duty.
"After a glittering 14-year career representing his country, Steven Gerrard has retired from international duty," English football federation, FA, said Monday in a statement published on its website.
The 34-year-old has been capped 114 times for England, scoring 21 goals and representing the "Three Lions" at six major tournaments.
"I have enjoyed every minute of representing my country and it is a sad day for me knowing that I won’t pull on the England shirt again," Gerrard was quoted as saying in the FA statement.
"However, I do look forward to continuing my strong relationship with The FA and helping out in any way I can going forward. I’d like to firstly thank my family and friends for all their support throughout my England journey."
The FA also announced that Gerrard would assume a high profile ambassadorial role with the governing body in the future.
Gerrard played in three FIFA World Cup tournaments in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014. He missed the 2002 World Cup through injury.
