Ramos becomes Europe's most-capped player

MADRID: Spain's defender Sergio Ramos on Saturday overtook Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to become the most-capped player in European football. Ramos achieved the feat in Spain's Nations League match against Switzerland which ended in a 1-1 draw. Ramos now has 177 appearances for Spain in international football one more than Italy's Buffon.

Ramos made his debut for Spain in 2005 when he was just 18-years-old. At that time, the defender had become the youngest player to debut for his nation. The 34-year-old is a key figure of his club Real Madrid as well. For the club, he has scored 100 goals while for Spain, he has managed to register 23 goals. IANS

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