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Hungarian goalkeeper Gábor Király retires from international football

The 40-year-old said that he will continue playing with hometown team Szombathelyi Haladás

Hungarian goalkeeper Gábor Király is retiring from the national team after 18 years and a record 107 matches, AP reports today.

Király, known for playing in gray sweatpants in all weather conditions, led Hungary to the round of 16 at the Euro 2016 championships in June.

The 40-year-old said on his website that he will continue playing with hometown team Szombathelyi Haladás, but playing on the national squad was now beyond him physically.

Király said that the lack of rest between the Hungarian championship and the month-long preparations for Euro 2016 and then the tournament tired him out.

"I gave it my all but, in the meantime, my body signaled that this is the limit," he said.