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West Ham midfielder Snodgrass announces international retirement

West Ham midfielder Robert Snodgrass has retired from international duty with Scotland.

Steve Clarke's side are not going to qualify for Euro 2020 through the conventional route, but are set to play in a Nations League semi-final play-off in March, which could have given Snodgrass the chance to create a legacy for his country.

Despite that, the West Ham man has hung up his Scotland boots at the age of 32, taking to Instagram to confirm that he would be stopping at 28 caps.

He said: "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to live my childhood dream.

"It's now the right time for me to step aside, though, and retire from international duty and let the boys and younger players take my place and hopefully push the squad forward."

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