Published By: pmnews
15th August, 2016
Germany striker Lukas Podolski has announced his retirement from international football.
The Polish-born 31-year-old helped his country win the 2014 World Cup, and scored 48 goals in a 129-cap career.
An appearance off the bench in the 3-0 win over Slovakia at Euro 2016 was Podolski’s final outing for Germany.
Thank you fans❤! 12 years, 129 matches. It was amazing! It was great! It was an honour to be part of 🇩🇪🏆⭐⭐⭐⭐ #poldi pic.twitter.com/sPy7L5AOaB
— Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) August 15, 2016
The ex-FC Koln, Bayern Munich and Arsenal player, now at Galatasaray, told German fans, “It was amazing, it was great, and it was an honour.”
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