France‘s all-time main scorer Olivier Giroud confirmed the top of his worldwide profession on Monday.
He had already stated he would go solely so far as France went within the European Championship.
“The second I have been dreading has arrived,” the 37-year-old Giroud wrote on Instagram. “The second to say goodbye to the French staff.”
France bowed out final week within the semifinals, a 2-1 loss to eventual champion Spain. Giroud was a second-half substitute.
He scored 57 targets in 137 matches for France. He was a member of the squad that received the 2018 World Cup.
Giroud will proceed his membership profession in Main League Soccer after he signed to play with Los Angeles FC, leaving Europe after 18 years within the high skilled leagues in France, England and Italy. Giroud joined LAFC from AC Milan on a contract by 2025. The deal consists of an possibility for 2026.
Giroud is finest identified for six prolific seasons at Arsenal from 2012-18, adopted by three years apiece at Chelsea and Milan. He has 285 targets in 716 membership matches. His trophies embody the 2021 Champions League with Chelsea. He additionally received the French league with Montpellier in 2012, and the Italian league with Milan 10 years later.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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