{
  "id": 7201355,
  "title": "Senegal goalkeeper Mendy retires from international football",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/senegal-goalkeeper-mendy-retires-from-international-football",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T23:23:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/14/senegal-goalkeeper-mendy-retires-from-international-football"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, 34, has announced his retirement from international football following eight years and 59 appearances with the Lions of Teranga. Mendy, who was born in France, has played top-level club football for Marseille, Reims, Rennes, Chelsea, and is currently with Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia. He made his international debut for Senegal in 2018 under the guidance of Aliou Cisse. Mendy was part of the Senegal team that won the Africa Nations Cup on penalties against Egypt in 2021 and also participated in the 2022 World Cup. He is considered one of Senegal's golden generation alongside captain Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gana Gueye, and superstar Sadio Mane. Mendy expressed his gratitude to the Senegalese people for their support and reflected on the significance of his career in the eyes of the nation.",
  "summary": "Former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy embodied Senegal's golden generation alongside Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Senegal goalkeeper Mendy retires from international football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/senegal-goalkeeper-mendy-retires-from-international-football-7205327",
        "published": "2026-09-13T23:23:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}