Italy defender Giorgio Chiellin
Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini has made 116 appearances for Italy

Giorgio Chiellini will retire from international football after Italy plays Argentina at Wembley in June.

The squad that failed to quality for this year's World Cup in Qatar was part of the 116 appearances that the 37-year-old has made.

The national team will say goodbye to Chiellini at Wembley.

I experienced the highest point of my career when I won the Euros.

The Italy team that beat England on penalties in the European Championship final was led by Chiellini.

I would like to farewell the Azzurri with a nice memory. He said that it would be his last game with Italy.

Chiellini was a runner-up in the Euros in 2012 and is one of Italy's most-capped players. Paolo Maldini has made more appearances than any other player.

The veteran centre-back, who came on as a substitute in Monday's win, has not decided whether to prolong his club career beyond this season.

Chiellini said that his love affair with the club will never end.

We will sit down with my two families to figure out what is best for everyone once we reach fourth place and win the Coppa Italia.

I took time and didn't sign the new contract until after the Euros. At my age, you can't look too far into the future, but that's only natural.

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