ANDRES INIESTA has hinted he could retire from international football after Spain’s 2-0 loss to Italy.
The World Cup and Euro-winning legend said it was time to “think about the future” after failure in Paris.
It means the Barcelona midfielder, 34, could go the way of team-mate Lionel Messi, who on Sunday quit with Argentina after losing the Copa America final.
Iniesta, named best player of Euro 2012 and a spine of the 2010 World Cup-winning squad, said: “I’m lost for words. There’s nothing else to it. It’s time to think about the future.”
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi revealed he was calling quits after missing a penalty against Chile.
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The 29-year-old said: “For me the national team is over. I’ve done all I can, it hurts not to be a champion.”
Sergio Aguero and Javier Mascherano suggested they could follow him out the door.
And it looks Iniesta could follow suit at Spain, closing the door on a career that also includes the 2008 Euros.
Goals from Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle kicked Spain out and Iniesta said: "We have to accept disappointment.
"They were more clinical than us than us when it mattered and got the betters of us.
"I think we were waiting too much to see what they would do and at times these things penalise you.
"That was the mistake we made in the first half. The second half was different and we were more like ourselves.
"It's harder to take given the way the team had been playing but it's something we have to accept now and move on."
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