The former Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.

The midfielder, who spent more than a decade with Arsenal before stints with the likes of Juventus, Nice, Cardiff and Rangers, has been without a club since leaving the Mexican side Pumas at the end of last year.

Having won the last of his 86 caps for the national side in 2024, due to a combination of injuries and limited game time, he was overlooked for Wales’s recent World Cup playoff against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wales’s defeat in that game ended Ramsey’s hopes of a grand finale on the biggest stage and he has now confirmed the end of his playing days.

Aaron Ramsey shows off the FA Cup after Arsenal beat Chelsea in the 2017 final – the scene of his third winners’ medal in the competition. Photograph: Michael Regan/The FA/Getty Images

“This has not been an easy decision to make. After a lot of consideration, I have decided to retire from football,” he wrote on Instagram. “It has been my privilege to wear the Welsh shirt and experience so many incredible moments in it. It would not...