Georgio Chiellini Announces Retirement From International Football
Chiellini revealed he would retire from playing football after the nation’s friendly with Argentina at Wembley in June.
Joy Kalu 
Italy legend, Georgio Chiellini has announced his retirement from international football.
Chiellini said he would retire from playing football after the nation’s friendly with Argentina at Wembley in June.
“I’ll say goodbye to the national team at Wembley,” the defender told DAZN after Juventus’ 2-1 win at Sassuolo.
Speaking on the reason to retire at Wembley Stadium, London, the Juventus defender said:
"Where I experienced the pinnacle of my career winning the Euros.
“I’d like to say goodbye to the Azzurri with a nice memory. That will certainly be my last game with Italy.”
The 37-year-old defender has 116 appearances for his country, plus eight goals, and has represented Italy in six major tournaments, reaching the European Championships twice, most recently last summer when the Azzurri won the tournament, defeating -England in the finals. the Wembley final.
Chiellini still has one year left on his Juventus contract after this season and has no plans to hang his boots at the club level, seemingly open to moving to the MLS in the future.
