There were some of us who never thought we'd see the day when James Milner stepped away from the international fold.
But the Liverpool midfielder has hung up his England boots after 61 senior caps and 46 (forty-six!) under-21 appearances.
https://twitter.com/England/status/761577519644569600
Those caps brought a wealth of happy memories, like that time he came on as a 81st-minute sub against Croatia in 2009 with England already 5-1 up, or when he got a full run-out for that mile-a-minute goalless draw against Ireland in 2015.
He managed to go out on a high, with a glorious three minutes of magic at the European Championships in France.
Fans were lost for words after the former Leeds United, Newcastle United (oh yeah, he played for Newcastle), Aston Villa and Manchester City man called it quits, and you could almost picture them shedding a tear or two as they typed out their tributes.
https://twitter.com/DannyOreilly_1/status/761577613731201024
https://twitter.com/_DannyRose_/status/761577599516672000
https://twitter.com/rowling26/status/761578074890723330
https://twitter.com/NapoleonKopa/status/761582280431337472
https://twitter.com/worldfootyfan/status/761579986486714370
https://twitter.com/stu_89/status/761578490542100480
https://twitter.com/UrmstonLordMUFC/status/761580785673576449
There was at least one positive, however, as Milner stepping away from the team gives Sam Allardyce a great opportunity to build on Wayne Rooney's impressive reinvention as a midfield supremo.
https://twitter.com/Harry_White96/status/761577979315183617
It also means Milner's club team-mate Jordan Henderson has a clear path to first-team action in an England shirt, after making such a great impression at Euro 2016.
https://twitter.com/JackToulson12/status/761577640373391360
https://twitter.com/FamousCPFC/status/761578624801800192
Thanks for everything, James. We know how much you're going to be missed.
