Mexico player who said no to Real Madrid and now leaves El Tri, official

He is no longer with the Mexican national team. One of its most historic players, who participated in the 2022 World Cup, has said no to the national team. In this sense, a great player who once even rejected Real Madrid, Andres Guardado, has officially retired.

After the World Cup, the player confessed that he will not continue in the Mexican team and thanked everyone for their support. In an interview with Diario AS, the 33-year-old midfielder confessed that he will no longer wear the Mexican national team uniform.

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Thus, the current Real Betis player decided to step aside for the process towards 2026. This is an element that played in five World Cups like Messi and Ronaldo, but will no longer try to reach the sixth. Andres Guardado will hand over the captain's armband.

Guardado rejected Real Madrid?

In his first seasons in Europe, the player came to be contacted by Real Madrid, but to sign he had to play a season in the subsidiary, something he did not like. "They looked for me to go to Castilla for six months and see my evolution, and if I could make the leap to the first team. But well, at that time I had played in a World Cup and my team at the time didn't think I should go to a reserve team, even if it was Real Madrid," he said in an interview with UEFA.