Schweinsteiger announces retirement from international football

August 1, 2016

On Friday, German football captain and Manchester United F.C. midfielder announced retirement from international football. Debuting in 2004, Schweinsteiger has won 120 international caps, Germany's fourth all time most capped player. He was part of the German squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France and became the first German to play eighteen Euro matches, surpassing the fourteen-match record of. Schweinsteiger has played in four Euro tournaments &mdash; 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Schweinsteiger said,

Schweinsteiger won the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He has featured in three FIFA World Cup tournaments &mdash; in 2006, 2010 and 2014. He has played 38 matches in major international tournaments, which is a world record. Schweinsteiger's last match in Germany's jersey ended in a 2–0 defeat against France in the Euro 2016 semi-final.

After Schweinsteiger announced his retirement, his former Bayern Munich teammate and German player tweeted,.