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Stunned David de Gea was congratulated on his international retirement by Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales after his World Cup snub... despite the Manchester United goalkeeper having no intention to quit the national team

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea was left bemused by a congratulatory message from the Spanish FA on his retirement from international duty - despite being yet to hang up his gloves.

The 32-year-old was left out of La Roja boss Luis Enrique's final 26-man World Cup squad, taking Unai Simon, Robert Sanchez and David Raya instead of the former Spanish No 1.

De Gea had been a mainstay in the Spanish national team since making his debut under World Cup-winning manager Vicente del Bosque in 2014, but has slipped out of favour under Enrique.