MAHREZ'S TIME IS OVER! Algeria captain RETIRES after Switzerland humiliation!

Boss, I just found out and I'm sweating bullets. Riyad Mahrez, the great captain of Algeria, hung up his boots after Switzerland crushed them: 2-0, clean, in the World Cup round of 16 in America. The match was played in Vancouver, and Mahrez, their boss, started from the first minute, but they put him out to pasture in the 71st minute, when the score was already 2-0 for the Swiss. I swear, it looked like a friendly, not a World Cup match.

You know what he says? That "the objective was to go further" and that "we conceded two goals due to errors." Of course, brothers, at this level, if you make mistakes, you pay dearly. But he also says that "we didn't deserve it," that we conceded too many goals. Well, how can you not deserve it when you let in two? Man, the Swiss aren't exactly pushovers, but we expected more from Mahrez. Now he's said goodbye: "This is my last appearance with the national team, this is my last match," he said on beIN SPORTS. That's it, it's over.

Mahrez debuted for the national team in 2014, before the World Cup in Brazil. Since then, he's racked up 119 caps! That's as many headaches as I have with my BMW payments, but he has matches. And what he achieved: the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, with a historic goal in the last second against Nigeria - madness, bro! And in 2016 he was named African Player of the Year. Now, at 35, he plays for Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia, where he's pulling the cart and saving up for retirement. Good for him, but I kind of expected him to play a bit more, not leave like this, tail between his legs.

Let's be serious, it's sad to see one of the greatest African players go out with a whimper. But that's football, bro: today you're a hero, tomorrow you're forgotten. I'm thinking of Gică Dinamovistul, who's surely laughing now and saying "that's what happens to those who think they're big shots." But I say let's leave Mahrez alone, because he made history. Now, what do we do about Switzerland? Maybe we'll catch a match with them at Fane's terrace, have a beer and complain about our fate.