@FootynewsEdin Dzeko has officially hung up his boots for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team right after wrapping up another World Cup campaign. The 40-year-old Bosnian striker now sits alongside Neymar and Messi as one of those rare legends who called it quits internationally immediately following a tournament appearance. He had been pretty clear beforehand that stepping away after the World Cup was the plan, and he stuck to that promise without hesitation. His journey is genuinely moving given everything he went through growing up in Sarajevo during the war. It wasn't an easy path because he could have played for the Czech Republic but instead made the choice to represent his home country of Bosnia. That decision led him to help qualify the nation for both the 2014 and 2026 World Cups, effectively steering Bosnia to its first two appearances in history. Playing his final World Cup at age 40 feels like a full circle moment for someone who started with so little. THIS IS WHERE MEN CRY! But the real takeaway is what he said about not crying over the end; you should smile because it happened.

@FootynewsEdin Dzeko has officially hung up his boots for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team right after wrapping up another World Cup campaign. The 40-year-old Bosnian striker now sits alongside Neymar and Messi as one of those rare legends who called it quits internationally immediately following a tournament appearance. He had been pretty clear beforehand that stepping away after the World Cup was the plan, and he stuck to that promise without hesitation. His journey is genuinely moving given everything he went through growing up in Sarajevo during the war. It wasn't an easy path because he could have played for the Czech Republic but instead made the choice to represent his home country of Bosnia. That decision led him to help qualify the nation for both the 2014 and 2026 World Cups, effectively steering Bosnia to its first two appearances in history. Playing his final World Cup at age 40 feels like a full circle moment for someone who started with so little. THIS IS WHERE MEN CRY! But the real takeaway is what he said about not crying over the end; you should smile because it happened.