{"id":349,"date":"2024-08-29T11:23:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T11:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teesandbooks.com\/?p=349"},"modified":"2024-09-02T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T15:04:23","slug":"spain-legend-calls-time-on-international-career-after-15-years-and-3-trophies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teesandbooks.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/29\/spain-legend-calls-time-on-international-career-after-15-years-and-3-trophies\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain legend calls time on international career after 15 years and 3 trophies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/category\/la-liga\/sevilla\">Sevilla<\/a> legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/tag\/jesus-navas\">Jesus Navas<\/a> has called time on a glorious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/category\/la-roja\">Spain<\/a> career nearly 15 years after his debut. Navas is expected to retire later this season from club football too.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old started against France in the Euro 2024 semi-final, and played his part in La Roja\u2019s success. He had made his debut in 2009 against Scotland, and Euro 2024 would be added to his two previous honours, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Gracias eternas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEFutbol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SEFutbol<\/a> . Vamos Espa\u00f1a!!! <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley lazyload\" style=\"height:auto;height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/1f1ea-1f1f8.png\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ui6Vc2Qlhr\">pic.twitter.com\/Ui6Vc2Qlhr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jes\u00fas Navas (@JNavas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNavas\/status\/1829104631684723022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Winning 56 caps and scoring 5 times, Navas\u2019 career spanned two eras of Spanish football, and he played as both a flying winger and a right-back later in his career, brought back into the fold by Luis de la Fuente in 2023 after three years in the wilderness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\u2728\" class=\"wp-smiley lazyload\" style=\"height:auto;height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/72x72\/2728.png\"> El jugador con m\u00e1s t\u00edtulos de la historia de la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEFutbol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sefutbol<\/a> nos dice adi\u00f3s.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd79 \u00a1\u00a1Gracias por tanto, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNavas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JNavas<\/a>!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PNCHa1MP2R\">https:\/\/t.co\/PNCHa1MP2R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VkukfW5uTR\">pic.twitter.com\/VkukfW5uTR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Selecci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola Masculina de F\u00fatbol (@SEFutbol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEFutbol\/status\/1829109372846227599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Navas released a statement thanking the staff, his teammates, coaches and fans at the national team, and wished the team well in their next tournaments, aiming for success. \u201cI have said it on a multitude of occasions, and I will repeat it again: the greatest of all is defending my country,\u201d began his statement. \u201cThe dream and the memories wil remain intact as will the pride of having made so many people happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\/2024\/08\/29\/spain-legend-calls-time-on-international-career-after-15-years-and-3-trophies\">Spain legend calls time on international career after 15 years and 3 trophies<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football-espana.net\">Football Espa\u00f1a<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sevilla legend Jesus Navas has called time on a glorious Spain career nearly 15 years after his debut. 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