Kieran Trippier retired from international football to focus on life outside football after the breakdown of his marriage, MailOnline understands.

The Newcastle United defender, 33 called a halt to his England career following a tumultuous time off the field resulting in the end of his six-year marriage to Charlotte.

Sources close to the footballer told MailOnline that they believe he partly took the decision to step away from the England set up in the hope that it would remove a ‘layer of pressure’ as he attempts to rebuild a new life without his wife.

The source said: ‘Kieran has faced a lot of problems recently and it’s not been easy for him. Premier League footballers are under the public spotlight as it is and being in the England team just increases this.

‘He’s hoping that not being involved in international football will take some of the pressure off him. He just wants to get out of the media limelight as much as he can because there’s been a lot of coverage about what’s been going on.’

Another source added: ‘Kieran loved playing for England and his decision was driven by a combination of football reasons and the end of his marriage. He’s hoping that not being involved with the international game will help him to get on.’

Speculation surrounding Trippier’s marriage emerged when Charlotte did not travel for any of England’s games during the Euros.

She provided an insight into their troubles when she took to Instagram just 48 hours before England’s final group game against Slovenia and posted a cryptic message.

In her post, Charlotte wrote: ‘Sooner or later you get over the s*** you swore you’d never get over and it’s the best feeling in the world.’

Further posts in the story, which included the caption ‘the sun is shining, happy Monday’, showed the WAG sitting in the car listening to music while she waits to pick up her children from school.

The profile belonging to her husband did not come up in the list of accounts she was following – leading social media users to claim she had unfollowed him.

Following the end of the Euros, the couple also headed off on separate holidays, further underlining their marriage breakdown.

Trippier flew to Turkey with his close pal and England teammate Kyle Walker, who has endured his own marriage difficulties in recent months.

Charlotte went to Santorini with her sister and posted a series of glamorous pictures of herself in stunning outfits and bikinis.

During the Euros it also emerged that the couple’s lavish six-bedroom house had been put on the market for £3.8 million.

The multi-million-pound mansion was built in 2009 and includes an open plan kitchen diner, a Grand entrance hallway, swimming pool, a formal living room with fireplace and a reception room.

The property is surrounded by landscaped gardens in a quiet, woodland setting.

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