Barcelona's Turkish midfielder Arda Turan retires from international football

PORTOROZ, SLOVENIA - JUNE 06: Turkey captain and Barcelona's midfielder Arda Turan holds a press conference in Portoroz, Slovenia in June 06, 2017. Turkish star midfielder Arda Turan on Tuesday announced his retirement from international football in the wake of his assault on a journalist. "I am ready to pay the price for what I have done in my life and I will. I am doing what is necessary and I am ending my national team career," said Turan, 30, in Slovenia, where the Turkish National Football Team had been preparing for a World Cup qualifier. "Do I feel sorry? No, I don't. I am at ease. If you do something [wrong] in your life, you will pay the price. I made a mistake," he added. Turan's announcement followed his assault on Turkish sports journalist Bilal Mese on the plane returning from a national team match in Macedonia on Monday night. (Footage by Murat Karadag/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)