Paris: France striker Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday today, a day after Les Bleus lost to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup final. “I made the effort and mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my story and ours is ending,” Benzema wrote on Twitter. Reuters
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