Miroslav Klose Retires from International Football
German striker, German striker, Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from international football.The 36-year-old Lazio striker, who is Germany’s all-time leading goalscorer with 71 goals in 137 internationals, helped his country win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and became the record scorer in the tournament’s history with 16 goals, one ahead of Brazilian legend, Ronaldo de Lima, and the third player to score at four World Cup finals.He made his first international appearances in 2001 and broke Gerd Muller’s 40-year-old record of 68 goals in June.”I am happy and proud to have contributed to this big success for German football,” Klose said in a statement released by the German Football Association. “Winning the title in Brazil was a childhood dream come true.”Klose, who is the second member of the German team to quit after the tournament following captain, Philipp Lahm last month, said the time was right to end a 13-year career with the German national team.Germany manager, Joachim Low said he was proud to have worked with former Bayern Munich forward Klose.”When I met up with Miro last week he told he me he had thought long about it and talked to his family,” said Low.”I immediately sensed that his decision was irreversible and that I cannot convince him otherwise.”You can always count on Miro to keep his word and that was the case in Brazil as well. I have a lot of respect for Miro’s decision as well as for his unbelievable national team career that is all but impossible to trump.”