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Brown retires from Scotland duty
- Updated: August 19, 2016
Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has announced his retirement from international football with Scotland.
The 31-year-old, who won his 50th and final cap against Denmark in March, said he had taken the decision after suffering with injuries in recent seasons and thought he would struggle with balancing commitments for club and country.
Brown won his first Scotland cap against the United States in 2005 and went on to captain the side under Gordon Strachan in the recent disappointing Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
“Firstly, I would like to thank Gordon for giving me the honour of not only playing for my country but captaining Scotland in the last campaign,” he said.
“I also owe a debt to every Scotland manager before him who selected me – right back to Walter Smith handing me my senior debut, and the national youth coaches along the way.
“Gordon has been one of the most influential people in my career and I did not want to let him or my country down but over the summer I had a lot of thinking to do. It’s no secret that I’ve suffered some injuries in my career and once you get over 30 you have to protect your body more, in any case.
“I’m not the type of player who can coast half-heartedly through a game – I give 100 per cent every time. Given the importance of this campaign for Scotland, and the challenges ahead at Celtic, I simply felt that I could not keep up both …
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