Sergio Ramos announces international retirement after 180 appearances

MADRID, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain's former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos announced on Thursday that he is retiring from international football after a record 180 appearances for his country.

The 36-year-old, who will be 37 in March, published a letter in which he confirmed he would no longer be available for the Spanish national side - nearly two years after he made his last appearance on March