The 36-year-old is to concentrate on his career as a pundit for the BBC and sets off tomorrow to the USA to cover the England team’s tour.
His contract with the BBC also means that he will be heading to Germany for next year’s World Cup Finals.
Le Saux joined Chelsea from St Paul’s in 1988 after a remarkable season in local football which saw him net senior and junior Muratti winner’s medals while St Paul’s won the league, the Upton, the Jeremie and the Charity cups.
His professional career was no less successful – he won the Premiership with Blackburn Rovers, got to an FA Cup Final in his second spell with Chelsea and won 36 caps with England, winning his first against Denmark in 1994.
He scored just one goal for his country but it was a memorable one in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley.
Serious injuries disrupted his career and he missed out on Euro ’96 and Euro 2000 but played in the 1998 World Cup in France.
The arrival of Sven Goran Eriksson as England coach signalled the end of his international career as the Swede ignored public and press calls for his inclusion in the national squad.
