Thomas Muller has officially announced his retirement from international football on Monday.
Muller retires following Germany’s exit from the EURO 2024, after over 14 years of service and 131 appearances for the national team.
“It always made me very proud to play for my country. We celebrated together and sometimes shed a tear together,” said the forward 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.”
Müller made his debut for the German national team on 3 March 2010 in a 1-0 defeat to Argentina.
He played in four World Cups and four European Championships with Germany.
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Müller’s 131 appearances for Die Mannschaft makes him the most-capped player in DFB history after Lothar Matthäus (150) and Miroslav Klose. With 45 international goals, he also retires at seventh in the DFB’s all-time scoring list.
Muller now follows in the footsteps of his former Bayern Munich and Germany teammate Toni Kroos to step away from the international football, after the end of the EURO 2024.
Germany were knocked out of the European Championships by eventual champions Spain, in the quarter-final in a heated 2-1 loss.
Spain then went on the clinch the title for a record-fourth time with a thrilling 2-1 win against England.
