Bastian Schweinsteiger has retired from international duty after Germany s semi-final elimination at Euro 2016.
The Manchester United midfielder made his international debut against Hungary in June 2004 and has since gone on to become an influential member of the international team, earning 120 caps.
Schweinsteiger s crowning moment in a Germany shirt came at the 2014 World Cup when Die Mannschaft were 1-0 victors after extra-time in the final against Argentina in Brazil.
However, Germany s failure to build on that success at Euro 2016, where they were beaten in the semi-finals by hosts France, has led to the Manchester United midfielder calling time on his international career.
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Knowing that they still have an outside chance of clinching a top-four finish, Rennes will travel to Brest on Saturday night for what could be an action-packed affair.
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Starting with the hosts, while Brest might have eventually been disappointed after failing to secure a top-half finish this season, Eric Roy’s men are signing off their Ligue 1 campaign with a remarkable flurry. Last seen putting in a famous display away at Marseille as they grabbed a late 2-1 victory, the Pirates should find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Only skyrocketing away from any kind of relegation scrap since returning from March’s international break, Brest will be looking to make one final statement on Saturday night. Now winning each of t…
Man City and Liverpool can stay on top for years to come like Federer, Nadal and Djokovic – Guardiol
Pep Guardiola expects Manchester City and Liverpool to continue pushing each other for years to come as he compared their rivalry to that of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
City and Liverpool have lifted the Premier League title between them in each of the past four seasons and one of the two will be crowned champions this campaign, having once again proved far too strong for the chasing pack.
Liverpool trailed City by 14 points in January, albeit with two games in hand, and have since bridged the gap to just one point ahead of Sunday s huge showdown at the Etihad Stadium.
Should the Reds go on and win the title this term, it would mark the greatest comeback in terms of points in the competition s history, breaking the 1997-98 record of 13 points …
Former Germany international and Bayern Munich great Klaus Augenthaler said he is not surprised by Jurgen Klinsmann s axing as United States head coach.
After more than five years in charge of the national team, a CONCACAF Gold Cup title and a Copa America Centenario semi-final berth, Klinsmann was sacked by US Soccer following disappointing World Cup qualifying defeats to Costa Rica and Mexico.
Despite the German s defiance, last week s 4-0 rout to Costa Rica proved to be the final straw, with USA turning to former boss Bruce Arena on Tuesday.
Klinsmann s departure has divided opinion in the United States, but Augenthaler who played alongside the 52-year-old as Germany won the 1990 World Cup final said his dismissal is the nature of the sport.
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Jurgen Klopp accepted Liverpool can have no complaints with their defeat to Leicester City and warned his players to learn from their below-par performance.
The Reds lost 1-0 at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday as they failed to close the six-point gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Liverpool, beaten for just the second time in 28 games in all competitions this term, saw Mohamed Salah miss a penalty and Sadio Mane waste a big chance of his own at 0-0.
Former Everton player Ademola Lookman s strike three minutes after being brought off the bench proved the difference as Leicester made it successive league wins against Liverpool.
Klopp s side finished with an expected goals (xG) return of 2.3, compared to 0.6 for Leicester, who scored from th…
Martin Skrtel has joined the ranks of former Premier League stars at Turkish club Basaksehir following his abrupt exit from Atalanta.
Slovakian veteran Skrtel terminated his Atalanta contract by mutual consent just 24 days after joining from Fenerbahce, reportedly after a falling-out with coach Gian Piero Gasperini.
The 34-year-old former Liverpool centre-back secured a swift return to the Turkish capital with his new club, where he joins the likes of former Manchester City forward Robinho, ex-Arsenal and City left-back Gael Clichy and erstwhile West Ham, Newcastle United and Chelsea forward Demba Ba.
Kerim Frei, once of Fulham, and former Leicester City man Gokhan Inler are also in the Basaksehir squad.
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Millie Bright has called for work to be done with regard to scheduling in the women’s game, stressing players are “not robots”.
Bright – captain of the England squad flying out for this summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday after regular skipper Leah Williamson was ruled out by an ACL injury, and recovering from a knee issue herself – says burnout is “always in the back of your mind” as a player.
The 66-cap Chelsea centre-back, who helped England win the Euros last summer and played for Great Britain at the Olympics the summer before that, said: “It’s tough.
“I’ve been doing it for several years now. Playing back-to-back tournaments, it’s hard, when you’re playing every single minute for your clubs.
“Th…
Sadio Mane will wait until after the Champions League final before revealing the best answer you want to hear on his Liverpool future.
Mane has been a key man for Liverpool as they have challenged for silverware on four fronts this season, scoring 23 goals and assisting two across 50 games in all competitions.
The 30-year-old winger is excelling again despite uncertainty surrounding his future at Anfield, where his contract is due to expire in 12 months time.
Team-mates Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino are in the same position, but Mane is determined talk of a departure will not distract from Saturday s huge match against Real Madrid.
And he teased he will give you all you want to hear after the Paris showpiece.
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Manchester City have honoured former goalkeeper Joe Hart by naming a training pitch after him.
Hart joined City from Shrewsbury Town in 2006 and won two Premier League titles, two League Cups and an FA Cup, before departing in a permanent deal for Burnley in August this year.
The 75-cap England keeper had fallen down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola and spent the past two campaigns on loan at Torino and West Ham.
City announced that the pitch will be situated in the club s 80-acre City Football Academy, with Hart unveiling a mosaic depicting his celebrations from the club s 2011-12 title success designed by Manchester artist Mark Kennedy.
Having the goalkeeping pitch at the City Football Academy dedicated to me is a huge honour, Hart said via …
Toni Kroos acknowledges Germany are lacking experience and could not be considered Euro 2020 contenders as things stand, although he is not writing off their chances.
Germany qualified for a record 13th European Championship with a 4-0 defeat of Belarus in Monchengladbach on Saturday.
Matthias Ginter broke the deadlock at the end of a frustrating first half, before Leon Goretzka doubled the hosts lead and then Kroos struck twice.
The scoreline belied some of the difficulties the 2014 world champions faced, though, reliant on Manuel Neuer to make three fine saves including from Igor Stasevich s penalty.
Joachim Low has disposed of a number of senior men since a poor 2018 World Cup, and Kroos, one of the remaining established stars, sees there is work to d…