Zahovic bows out for Slovenia
Slovenia's most-capped player Zlatko Zahovic has retired from international football.
Record scorer
The playmaker won the last of his 77 caps in the second leg of Slovenia's UEFA EURO 2004™ play-off defeat by Croatia, having made his debut in November 1992 against Cyprus and scored a record 34 goals. He took part in the final tournaments of UEFA EURO 2000™ and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
'No more doubts'
"My decision to stop playing for the national team is final," Slovenian newspaper Delo quoted the 32-year-old SL Benfica player as saying on Saturday. "There is just a conversation with the coach still to be done, but there are no more doubts."
Tough group
His nation's next competitive outing will be next year when the 2006 World Cup qualifiers begin. Slovenia have been drawn in Group 5 with Italy, Scotland, Norway, Belarus and Moldova.
