Scott Brown Announces Scotland Retirement

[Dave]

 Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has announced his international retirement for the second time after winning 55 caps for Scotland.

The 32-year-old spoke to new Scotland boss Alex McLeish over the weekend and informed him of his decision to make himself unavailable for selection.

Brown, who had captained Scotland, reversed an initial decision to retire in August 2016, returning for his country's ultimately unsuccessful World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign, but said he now wished to focus on his duties as Celtic skipper.