Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has no regrets about retiring from international football, claiming that his club form has improved since leaving the Spain set-up.
Gerard Pique announced his international retirement shortly after the 2018 World Cup after the Barcelona man had won 102 caps for his country and lifted a World Cup and European Championship during his time playing for the national team.
His final game for the former world champions was in the World Cup second round against hosts Russia, where Spain were eliminated via a penalty shootout.
"The decision has been made and I do not regret it." Pique told Sport.
He continued : "The people that don't want to understand it aren't going to understand [my international retirement] but I explained it all at the time.
"It was the right moment to leave the Spanish national team. I needed to rest."
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