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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani has retired from international football at the age of 37, he confirmed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“I decided to step aside, but I will follow you with my beating heart forever in the same way that I used to do when I got to play with this beautiful shirt,” Cavani said on Instagram three weeks before the 2024 Copa America.<\/p>\n

The 48th edition of the Copa America will start in the US on June 20.<\/p>\n

Cavani, who is now playing for Argentine football club Boca Juniors, has been one of the main pillars of Uruguay to score 58 goals in 136 international caps.<\/p>\n

He was a Uruguay attacker in the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. Cavani and his Uruguay teammates reached the 2010 World Cup semifinals in South Africa.<\/p>\n

“I want to dedicate my time to this new stage of my career and give everything wherever I go,” he added.<\/p>\n

Cavani previously played for Italy’s Palermo and Napoli, and French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), England’s Manchester United and Spanish club Valencia.<\/p>\n

He helped Uruguay win the 2011 Copa America title.<\/p>\n

Uruguay without Cavani will face the US, Bolivia and Panama in the 2024 Copa America group stage.<\/p>\n

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