Veteran striker Luis Suarez announced his retirement from international football with the Uruguayan national team at the end of this week.

Suarez confirmed in a press conference that his last match for the Uruguay national team will be on Friday in World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay.

Suarez said: “There is no greater pride than knowing the right moment to retire. I am 37 years old, and I know that reaching the next World Cup It will be very difficult.”

He added: “It comforts me a lot that I can retire for a reason other than injuries, or because I am no longer wanted by the national team. It is difficult because the decision was not easy. But I leave in peace, especially since I gave everything I had until the last match.”

Suarez is the all-time top scorer for the Uruguayan national team, as he scored 69 goals in 142 matches, and has 39 goals. Assist.