Radja Nainggolan retires from International Football after Belgium’s World Cup snub

Belgium and AS Roma Superstar Radja Nainggolan has announced his retirement from international football after his World Cup snub by Manager Roberto Martinez.

The Roma midfielder was a shock omission from Roberto Martinez’s 23-man party to take to Russia.

Nainggolan, 30, posted on social media: “With a lot of pain in my heart I put an end to my international career.

Met veel pijn in het hart maak ik een einde aan men internationale carriere… ik heb er altijd alles aangedaan om er bij te zijn en belgie te vertegenwoordigen 🇧🇪… spijtig genoeg is ECHT zijn niet goed voor SOMMIGE… En vanaf vandaag zal ik de eerste supporter zijn…. Purtroppo molto a malincuore termina la mia carriera internazionale… ho sempre fatto di tutto per poter rappresentare la mia nazione 🇧🇪 Essere se stessi a volte puó dare fastidio… Da oggi saró il primo tifoso… Very reluctantly my international career comes to an end…I’ve always done everthing I could to represent my country🇧🇪 Being yourself can be bothering …From this day on I will be the first fan…

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“I have always done everything to be there and represent Belgium.

“Being yourself can be damaging.

“From this day on I will be the first supporter.”