Craig Gordon retires with 84 Scotland caps

Craig Gordon has announced his retirement, closing the book on a Scotland career that earned him 84 caps. "Everyone has dreams. Mine were probably no different to most kids: play for my club and my country. Heart of Midlothian and Scotland," Gordon said (1). The 43-year-old goalkeeper spent his final season at Hearts, the club where it all began, after spells at Celtic and Sunderland that cemented his place as one of the country's most dependable shot-stoppers. He leaves the international stage just as Scotland enter a new era themselves, with the post-Clarke rebuild now underway.