Yesterday, the Croatian national team officially announced that midfielder Rakitic has officially retired from the national team. Rakitic himself updated his twitter earlier today, posting a farewell to the Croatian national team.
Rakitic tweeted: "The decision to retire from the national team is a lot of thoughts. I am honoured to have the opportunity to represent my native Croatia in international competitions and to play at the highest level. “
"106 appearances, 15 goals, what an incredible dream. As a team, as a country, all the achievements we have achieved together will always remain in my memory. It will be the greatest achievement of my career and will always remain in my heart. ”
"Believe me, I will be the most loyal fan of the Croatian national team. Ivan Rakitic. ”
(Editor: Yao Fan)