Criticism of de la Fuente
Sergio Ramos has declared his national team career over. The 36-year-old centre-back, a long-time successful for Real Madrid and active for Paris Saint-Germain since 2021, will not be able to add another to his 180 games for the Spanish selection. With “La Furia Roja” the veteran became world champion (2010) and European champion twice (2008, 2012). However, Ramos did not want to say goodbye voluntarily – on the contrary: National coach Luis de la Fuente, in office since January and previously responsible for the U21s, will not rely on the services of the deserved professional in the future.
“This morning I got a call from the current coach telling me that he doesn’t count on me and that he won’t count on me in the future, regardless of my level or how my sporting career goes,” he shared Defense man via his social channels. “It is with great regret that this is the end of a journey that I had hoped would last longer and end with a better taste in the mouth, on par with all the achievements we have achieved with our national team.”
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Ramos made no secret of his disappointment in his statement and spoke of a “personal decision” de la Fuentes, he does not know the exact reasons himself. “Because being young or not so young is neither a virtue nor a flaw, it is just a temporary quality that is not necessarily related to performance or ability.” He looks at Luka Modric, who is still active in football, with admiration and envy , Lionel Messi and Pepe. “Unfortunately that won’t be the case for me because football isn’t always fair and football is never just football,” said Ramos. He “takes with me indelible memories, all the titles we’ve fought and celebrated together, and the immense pride of being the most capped Spanish player.”
Iker Casillas (167) and Sergio Busquets (143) follow in second and third place. Ramos celebrated his debut on March 26, 2005, his last appearance – in the World Cup qualifier against Kosovo (3-1) – was dated March 31, 2021.
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