More retirements. This one is kind of surprising.
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Per Mertesacker has become the third member of Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning squad to retire from international football.
The Arsenal defender, 29, has called time on his career with the Nationalmannschaft a month after lifting the World Cup in Brazil, following in the footsteps of Philipp Lahm and Miroslav Klose.
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http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup...nal-retirement
Klose wasnt much of a surprise, Lahm was because I thought he had more to give but Mertesacker is only 29. He must be convinced that he cant keep his place in the squad anymore.
Not a huge loss to Germany, especially not with some superb youth coming in, but the chemistry of the team is going to be a lot different going into the Euros.