Bastian Schweinsteiger announces retirement from football
09 October 2019 |
10:52 am
The former World Cup winner and Bayern Munich captain has called time on an illustrious career. German national team coach Joachim Löw has paid tribute to 'one of Germany's greatest ever players.'
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