FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Genoa - San Siro, Milan, Italy - May 5, 2024 AC Milan's Olivier Giroud applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo/File PhotoFrance striker Olivier Giroud intends to retire from international football after next month's European Championship, saying he wants to make sure he does not play"one season too many".
With 57 goals, the 37-year-old is the men's national team's all-time leading goalscorer, having overtaken Thierry Henry during the 2022 World Cup. "But I think the French team will be over after the Euro. We need to make way for the youngsters. You also have to be careful not to have one season too many. You have to find the right balance...
France, who were knocked out by Switzerland in the last 16 of Euro 2020, last lifted the trophy in 2000. They will face Austria in their Euros group stage opening game on June 17, before taking on the Netherlands and Poland."It's really the desire to go as far as possible in the competition with this generation that drives me.
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