"Barcelona" defender Jeremy Mathieu was not needed for his country's national team for a long time.
The experienced player, who has excelled in both the Catalan and "Valencia" clubs, rarely caught Didier Dechamps' radar and played only 5 matches for the French national team.
However, now the strategist of the European vice-champions decided to correct this mistake and sent a 32-year-old player an invitation to come to the World Cup qualifying matches.
But the specialist probably did not expect such a response - J.Mathieu contacted D.Deschamps by phone and informed him that he is ending his career in the national team.
The veteran explained that there is no point in playing for the national team, as during the World Cup he will already be of a solid age and it is better to give space to younger footballers."
