Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer announced his retirement from internationals on Wednesday (August 21) after playing 124 times for his country since 2009.
The 38-year-old Bayern Munich player who won the golden glove when Germany won the World Cup in 2014.
“Today marks the end of my career in the German national football team,” Neuer wrote on Instagram.
“Anyone who knows me knows that I didn’t take this decision lightly. I feel very well physically and, of course, the 2026 World Cup… would also have appealed to me.
“And yet I came to the decision that now is exactly the right time to end my chapter in the national team,” he added.
Neuer’s retirement came two days after Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan also retired from international soccer.
Neuer’s club Bayern, with whom he has won 11 Bundesliga, two Champions League and two Club World Cup titles, begin their league campaign at Wolfsburg on Sunday.
