英格兰队长杰拉德正式宣布退出国家队
England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from internationalfootball on Monday to focus on playing for Liverpool.
The 34-year-old midfielder made 114 appearances for England over 14
years.
Gerrard said he "agonized" over his future after the World Cup in Brazil,
where England went out after the first round.
He told the Football Association that "this has been a very difficult
decision, one of the toughest I've had to make in my career."
Gerrard's career with the Three Lions began with a 2-0 win against Ukraine
in 2000.
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He is third all-time in appearances for England behind goalkeeper Peter
Shilton (125) and David Beckham (115). Gerrard was captain for 38 internationals
and scored 21 goals, including three in his 12 World Cup appearances.
"I have enjoyed every minute of representing my country and it is a sad day
for me knowing that I won't pull on the England shirt again," Gerrard said. "To
ensure I can keep playing to a high level and giving everything to Liverpool
Football Club I believe this is the right decision."
England manager Roy Hodgson was "disappointed" with the decision, but said
he understood it.
"I must respect his wishes due to the discussions we have had and the
amount of thought and consideration he himself has given it," Hodgson said. "We
shall miss his leadership qualities as we look ahead to the (Euro 2016)
qualification campaign with a youthful group of players."
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近日，英格兰队长杰拉德召开新闻发布会，宣布正式退出英格兰代表队，告别了征战了14年之久的国际赛场，杰拉德的国家队履历定格在114场21球。
杰拉德回顾了自己的国家队生涯，“在为国出战的每一分钟我都十分享受，但今后我不能再身披英格兰队球衣出战，这让我非常难过。我仍然会和英足总保持着密切的联系，并且为其贡献我的绵薄之力。”
“首先我要感谢我的亲友对于我的支持，每一次随队出征之时都是他们在身后默默鼓励着我，我也要感谢曾经并肩作战的伙伴们，无论是那些教导过我的教练，亦或是浴血奋战的队友。我特别要提出感谢的，就是那些忠诚的球迷，我们在巴西遭遇低谷，但是你们不离不弃。”
“还有霍奇森，是你让我出任英格兰队的正式队长，让我带领祖国而战，实现我儿时夙愿，他非常理解我，并在我心中有着崇高的地位。”
“这是一个非常艰难的决定，我职业生涯以来最难熬的一次，从巴西回来后我就一直在沉思，并且向我周边的亲友们求助，最终让我做出决定的是罗杰斯，我需要确保自己的身体状况可以继续为俱乐部效劳，所以我认为这是一个正确的决定。”
英格兰队主帅霍奇森也表达了惋惜之情，“对于这个决定我很失望，但是我能理解他的选择，杰拉德是一个无与伦比的球员，不是每个人都能达到他的高度，作为球员他不仅为球队带来战术影响，他还是球队的精神领袖，是每一个球员的榜样。现在我要送与他最诚挚的祝福。”
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