Sabrosa quit Portugal

ByReuters

Updated 27/08/2010 at 21:59 GMT

Portugal and Atletico Madrid winger Simao Sabrosa is quitting the national soccer side for personal reasons.

Atletico Madrid's Portuguese midfield player Simao Sabrosa celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Spanish Liga's Primera Division match between Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, central Spain

Image credit: EPA

."After deep thought, I believe the moment to end my presence as a professional player on the national side has come," he said in a letter posted on the Portuguese Football Federation's website.

Simao played for Portugal 158 times over 15 years, making him the side's most capped player, and he scored 71 goals.

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