Yorke skippered his country at the 2006 World Cup finals

The 34-year-old is one of 13 players in dispute with the national federation over payments owed from the World Cup.

T&T skipper Yorke issued a statement on behalf of the players who went to the 2006 finals in Germany.

It said: "We would like to announce our consideration to retire from international football immediately after our next two games."

Yorke, who scored in Saturday's 5-0 win over St Vincent/Grenadines, added: "We all recognise the fact that retirement must come to us all.

"But we certainly didn't anticipate this decision, especially following so hot on the heels of what has been our proudest and most memorable achievements in the game this summer.

"We cannot see how we can build on anything if the contracts that we enter into are not worth the paper they are written on. It is for these reasons we now feel the need to say 'goodbye' to the international stage."

Yorke returned to England on Sunday after agreeing with Black Cats manager Roy Keane that he would not play in Wednesday's friendly against Panama ahead of Sunderland's trip to Preston at the weekend.