Striker Lester Jamie Vardi and Chelsea defender Gary Cahill will no longer represent their national team at the international level.

31-year-old Vardi has completed his international career, in order to focus on the games for Leicester.

This decision Vardi took after talking with the head coach of the "three lions" Gareth Southgate.

"Honestly, I have long thought about completing a career in the England team. I'm not getting any younger, and Gareth wants to give more chances to the youth, which has already borne fruit at the 2018 World Cup, where the team reached the semi-.

"Because I told Southgate that it would be better for me to give way to the young", - quotes Vardi The Guardian.

For the national team of England, Jamie had 26 fights, scored 7 goals scored.

A little later it became known that after Vardi the national team leaves and Gary Cahill.

"It's time to stop. I feel that now is the right time for this. If sometime in the future I need an English team, I can always be counted on, "Cahill said in an interview with Chelsea TV.

Cahill played in the "three lions" 61 match, scoring 5 goals.

Earlier, Vardi extended the contract with Lester.