Inter Miami striker, Luis Suarez, has announced his retirement from the Uruguay national team.
Suarez disclosed this in a news conference Monday, saying he will step away from international duty after his team�s FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Friday.
The former Liverpool and Barcelona forward departs as Uruguay�s all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in 142 games across 17 years.
�There is no better pride in oneself than knowing when the right moment to retire is, and luckily I am confident that I am retiring from the national team because I want to take a step aside.
�I am 37 years old and I know that it is very difficult to get to the next World Cup. It comforts me a lot that I can retire and not for my injuries to retire me, or to stop being called up,� an emotional Suarez said.
Suarez made his senior debut for Uruguay in February, 2007, in a 3-1 victory against Colombia.
