<p>Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri ended his national-team career on Monday at the age of 32.</p>
<p>The Chicago Fire playmaker announced the news nine days after his 125th game for Switzerland, which ended in a penalty shootout loss to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/euro-2024-we-went-all-the-way-cucurella-hits-back-at-nevilles-criticism-23364431" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>England</strong></a> in the European Championship quarterfinals.</p>
<p>Coming on as an extra-time substitute, the former Liverpool and Bayern Munich player struck the England crossbar direct from a corner in the 1-1 draw before scoring his penalty kick in the shootout.</p>
<p>Shaqiri got just one start in five Euro 2024 games and scored one of the best goals of the tournament against Scotland.</p>
<p>It was his seventh major tournament since going to the 2010 World Cup as an 18-year-old. That was the only tournament where Shaqiri did not score.</p>
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<p>"It`s time for me to say goodbye to the national team. Thank you," he wrote in a social media post.</p>
<p>Shaqiri`s 125 games for Switzerland is second only to his long-time teammate and captain Granit Xhaka who has 130. He scored 32 goals including five at the World Cup and five in European Championships.&nbsp;</p>
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