Not many people were surprised when Manuel Neuer retired as a national team player after the quarter-final loss to Spain in Euro 2024. The German was approaching the age of forty, 124 appearances for Die Mannschaft was impressive. For Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, this was the message he had been waiting for. The Barcelona goalkeeper had been one of the world’s best for a decade, but what good was it when the greatest also had a German passport. A few weeks before the World Cup finals, Ter Stegen is out with injury, now it is reported that a 40-year-old has made a new plan for the summer holidays.
In the World Cup, Curaçao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador await Germany, Manuel Neuer is also getting ready.
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Because according to German Sky Sports, the German veteran has agreed to return to the World Cup finals – and not as a football tourist. The expectation is that he will be the first choice in the goalkeeper position, and Oliver Baumann will have to settle for a place on the bench.
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