Thomas Muller retires from international football

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2014
World
Cup
winner
Thomas
Muller
has
called
time
on
his
illustrious
international
career
following
the
climax
of
Euro
2024,
hosted
in
his
country,
Germany.

The
34-year-old
forward,
who
has
been
a
crucial
player
for
the
three-time
European
champions
for
14
years,
announced
his
retirement
from
international
football
on
Monday.

“It
always
made
me
very
proud
to
play
for
my
country.
We
celebrated
together
and
sometimes
shed
a
tear
together,”
said
Muller
in
a
farewell
video
on
YouTube.
“When
I
had
the
privilege
of
making
my
first
international
appearance
over
14
years
ago,
I
would
never
have
dreamed
of
all
this.
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
to
all
the
fans
and
my
Germany
teammates
for
their
support
over
the
years.
Take
the
enthusiasm
and
joy
of
this
year’s
Euros
with
you.”

Muller
made
his
debut
for
the
German
national
team
on
March
3,
2010,
in
a
1-0
defeat
to
Argentina.

He
played
in
four
World
Cups
and
four
European
Championships
with
the
team.
At
the
2010
World
Cup,
Muller
scored
five
goals
and
set
up
three
more,
earning
the
Golden
Boot
as
the
top
scorer
and
being
voted
the
best
young
player
of
the
tournament.

Four
years
later,
he
became
a
world
champion
with
Germany
in
Brazil,
contributing
five
goals
to
their
victorious
campaign.


Muller
and
Germany’s
struggles
after
2014
triumph

Despite
his
significant
contributions,
Germany
struggled
to
match
their
previous
successes
in
subsequent
tournaments.
Muller’s
final
tournament
was
Euro
2024,
where
Germany
was
knocked
out
by
eventual
winners
Spain
in
the
quarters.

Muller
made
a
total
of
131
international
appearances
for
Germany,
making
him
the
third
most-capped
player
in
Germany’s
history
after
Lothar
Matthaus
(150)
and
Miroslav
Klose.

With
45
international
goals,
the
Bayern
Munich
forward
is
also
seventh
in
the
all-time
scoring
list
of
Germany.

As
Muller
bids
farewell
to
international
football,
his
legacy
as
one
of
the
greatest
players
in
German
football
history
is
firmly
cemented.