Colombia icon James Rodriguez retires from international football

[p]"Thank ‌you for every match, every ‌joy, every tear and every dream ‌we shared. Defending the colours of ‌the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colombia/G02s4PCS/"]Colombia[/a] national team was one of the greatest honours of ‌my life," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-james/MPaioN57/"]Rodriguez[/a] said in ⁠a video ‌posted on social media.[/p][p]The 35-year-old, who made ​his senior debut in 2011 and often captained Colombia, ​scored 31 goals and represented his country at three World Cups and ⁠four Copa ​America tournaments.[/p][embed guid="ad211cf8-195d-4243-a764-f23ef001e669" url="https://x.com/jamesdrodriguez/status/2099913637318033729" social-type="twitter" /][p]Rodriguez rose to global prominence at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, scoring six goals to ‌win the Golden Boot as Colombia reached the quarter-finals. His volley against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a] in the last 16 earned him FIFA’s Puskas Award for the best goal of the year.[/p][p]He signed for Colombian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atletico-nacional/ptqyMWM1/"]Atletico Nacional[/a] last week on a ‌deal running until next June ​after leaving Major League Soccer ‌club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-united/zXFxsw2a/"]Minnesota United[/a].[/p][p]Rodriguez previously played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a], winning two Champions League and two LaLiga titles, and also had spells with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern ⁠Munich[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]⁠Everton[/a].[/p]