Bastian Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect today. The 31-year-old midfielder who also plays for English Premier League club Manchester United took to Twitter to make the announcement.
This was the tweet he posted.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Vielen Dank an alle f&uuml;r die tolle Zeit! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DieMannschaft?src=hash">#DieMannschaft</a> <a href="https://t.co/kNrLa7eDvE">pic.twitter.com/kNrLa7eDvE</a>
&mdash; Basti Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) <a href="https://twitter.com/BSchweinsteiger/status/758938299016712197">July 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Although, when it comes to club football, the midfielder still has two years left with him until his Man United contract expires.
<img title="Bastian Schweinsteiger" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jul/bastian29jul.jpg" alt="Bastian Schweinsteiger" /> Bastian Schweinsteiger. Pic/ AFP
Schweinsteiger recently was married to long time girlfriend and former world number one tennis star Ana Ivanovic.
He last appeared during the Euro 2016 tournament earlier this month and scored a goal for his team as well.
He has made 120 appearances for the German national team and scored 24 goals.

Bastian Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect today. The 31-year-old midfielder who also plays for Manchester United took to Twitter to make the announcement

German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger calls time on international career

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Bastian Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect today. The 31-year-old midfielder who also plays for Manchester United took to Twitter to make the announcement

German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger calls time on international career

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