Per Mertesacker retires from International football

[Syn]

Per Mertesacker retires from international duty with Germany

- World Cup-winning Arsenal defender ends international career
- Earned 104 caps in 10-year spell in the German national team




The Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has ended his international career at the age of 29. The centre-back, who won the World Cup in his final game with Germany in Brazil, won 104 caps and scored four goals.

Mertesacker made his international debut in October 2004, against Iran aged just 20, after making an impressive start to the season at the heart of Hannover’s defence.

The 6ft 6in defender follows Germany’s captain in Brazil, Philipp Lahm, and the World Cup’s all-time record goalscorer, Miroslav Klose, into retirement.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...-international

[GP]

What a man.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

What a man.

good stuff

[Marc Overmars]

Excellent.

BFG.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Retires in a blaze of glory after having just won the world cup. Stevie G, eat your heart out.

Means that we can enjoy him more.

Big Per

[Syn]

He's only 29, could've easily played himself into the squad for the next Euros. Especially if Low is in charge. Not sure this changes that much in terms how much longer he plays because he still has done his miles on the clock. But hopefully the club have given him a flu jab as well and then he should be fresh for games after the int. breaks.