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In January, Jamie Vardy is 32 years old. Given his age that is no longer young, Vardy paved the way for a row of other young England strikers to take his place in the England national team. Yes, the Leicester City striker has rounded up his shoes.

There are three major factors behind the retirement decision of 26 caps and seven goals for the Three Lions, namely: age, family and lack of playing time in England. Vardy retired because Gareth Southgate was not too trusted to play on the front lines, despite being brought in by Southgate into the England squad, with a climax in the 2018 World Cup.

Vardy only played eight minutes in the semi-final against Croatia when England were 1-2 behind in extra time. In fact, he believes he can help the UK if it is lowered early. "I think I can give more help if I get more playing time. You know you can hurt your opponent in certain ways, by the way you play. But that is not the case and you must respect the manager's decision, "said Vardy.

The Sheffield, January 11, 1987-born player decided to retire after speaking to Southgate via telephone. In addition to the three factors above, Vardy also retired because he wanted to focus on Leicester.

"To be honest with you (the media), this (retirement decision) has long been in my mind. "I am no longer young and you can see it, honest to Gaffer (Southgate), he wants to make the squad even younger, which has proven to be beneficial from the achievements at the World Cup," Vardy explained.

"We reached the semifinals and finished fourth, which has equaled more than the achievements we have achieved on foreign soil. So, I just said to Gareth, I thought the best from now on, especially with his thoughts, to bring young people he thought were talented and started to forge them at the level of international football. "

Vardy's retirement decision is the same as Gary Cahill who wants to focus on club level. Nevertheless, both are always available 100 percent if the situation requires them to return to playing in the national team, for example, such as hurricane injuries.