<p>France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi said on Friday he is retiring a year after he last played.</p>.<p>The 35-year-old, who started on the France team that won the World Cup final in Russia in 2018, had been omitted from Inter Miami's squad for this season.</p>.<p>Matuidi won Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain and Serie A with Juventus after spending time with Saint-Etienne and Toulouse.</p>.<p>He made 84 international appearances, scoring nine times before his final Les Bleus game in 2019.</p>.<p>"I've decided to end my career as a professional footballer," he said in a video on YouTube.</p>.<p>"I had the chance to play for the biggest European clubs, wear the France shirt, give my family a buzz, live my passion and they are images that will stay with me," he added.</p>.<p>Matuidi was present last Sunday as France lost in the final of this year's World Cup to Argentina in Qatar.</p>
<p>France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi said on Friday he is retiring a year after he last played.</p>.<p>The 35-year-old, who started on the France team that won the World Cup final in Russia in 2018, had been omitted from Inter Miami's squad for this season.</p>.<p>Matuidi won Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain and Serie A with Juventus after spending time with Saint-Etienne and Toulouse.</p>.<p>He made 84 international appearances, scoring nine times before his final Les Bleus game in 2019.</p>.<p>"I've decided to end my career as a professional footballer," he said in a video on YouTube.</p>.<p>"I had the chance to play for the biggest European clubs, wear the France shirt, give my family a buzz, live my passion and they are images that will stay with me," he added.</p>.<p>Matuidi was present last Sunday as France lost in the final of this year's World Cup to Argentina in Qatar.</p>