The German striker Miroslav Klose, who capped a record-breaking career with the national team by winning the World Cup last month, has retired from international football.
Germany's Miroslav Klose during the FIFA World Cup semi-final against Brazil in Brazil. 2014. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The Poland-born Klose, who scored twice in the tournament in Brazil to become the competition's record scorer of all time with 16 goals, said the time was right to end a 13-year career with the German national team.
Germany's second most-capped player behind Lothar Matthaeus made the first of his 137 international appearances in 2001 and went on to become the top German scorer of all time with 71 international goals.
