Samir Nasri Quits International football at age 27

Samir Nasri has announced his retirement from international football, after his relationship with coach Didier Deschamps fell apart.
The Manchester City midfielder, was dropped from France’s 2014 World Cup squad under controversial circumstances and claimed that some of his international team-mates criticized him behind his back.
He said: “My family suffered from this and I don’t want them to suffer.
“With the French national team, I don’t feel like it anymore. I don’t want to be there. I am not happy, I don’t want to go there any more.”
Nasri, who is just 27, has been involved in a few bust-ups while playing for France and has decided to quit for good. He explained his decision to leave the national team team set-up, after winning only 41 caps.
“I’ve been thinking about it since the 2012 European Championship. This is just a confirmation of what I’ve been feeling,” he said.
“Let’s face it, as long as he (Deschamps) is going to be the manager I don’t think I have a shot after everything that happened.
“He said he didn’t pick me for the World Cup because I wasn’t happy on the bench, but I don’t know one player who is happy on the bench, especially when you don’t understand the reason.”
Nasri also made it clear that he would not play for Les Bleus again, even if Deschamps is no longer manager.
“The French national team doesn’t make me happy. Every time I go there, it’s more trouble. I face accusations and my family suffer for it, and I don’t want to make them suffer. I think it’s wiser to stop it and focus on my club career.
“It’s not just about the manager. He did what he thought was best for his team at the World Cup.
“The press in France reported that other players were complaining about me. Why would I want to be in a group where other players can’t even be honest and tell me to my face if they have a problem with me.
“I really love everything about football and I’ve played it since I was five-years-old. I just want to have as much pleasure as possible and with the French national team, I don’t feel like it any more. So it’s better to be focussed on Manchester City.”

-ynaija.com