Nainggolan announces international retirement after Belgium snub
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Radja Nainggolan has played his last game for Belgium.
Following his World Cup snub by national team manager Roberto Martinez on Monday, the 30-year-old Nainggolan took to social media to announce he will no longer play at the international level.
— Radja Nainggolan (@OfficialRadja) May 21, 2018
Despite helping steer Roma to the Champions League semi-finals this season, Nainggolan was left off Belgium's World Cup squad in what Martinez described as a tactical decision.
The 30-year-old Nainggolan scored six goals in 30 caps for Belgium.
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