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Republic of Ireland winger James McClean has announced he will retire from international football next month
McClean – currently his country’s joint fifth most-capped player – has scored 11 goals wearing the green jersey and plans to make his final appearance for Stephen Kenny’s side in their November 21 friendly against New Zealand.Explaining his decision on social media, McClean wrote: “On February 20th 2012, I received my first call-up to represent my country.
“The New Zealand match will be the last time that I will celebrate pulling on the green jersey as a player and give me a chance to say goodbye to the best fans in the world. “It will be heartbreaking not to be involved beyond this year, but I feel now is the right time to step aside without any regrets.McClean joined Wrexham from Wigan in August
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