Eighth major tournament
DFB goalie Neuer talks about his retirement
Germany's team goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is not ruling out the possibility of ending his long national team career soon. However, he does not want to make a decision until after the home European Championships.
"I can't reveal that yet. I'll think about it after the tournament," said the 38-year-old at a press conference in Herzogenaurach on Monday when asked about retirement.
Neuer is currently contesting his eighth major tournament as the DFB's number one goalkeeper since the 2010 World Cup. On Wednesday against Hungary (6pm), he will catch up with Italy's Gianluigi Buffon as the goalkeeper with the most games at European continental tournaments with his 17th European Championship game. "That certainly sounds good," said Neuer, who was virtually unemployed in the 5:1 opening win over Scotland.
Broken leg
Following a serious leg fracture and a break of over a year, Neuer was once again named as the starting goalkeeper for the European Championships by team boss Julian Nagelsmann in March. After a number of mistakes, however, doubts had recently been raised about his status as number one. Substitute Marc-Andre ter Stegen was considered the better choice by experts.
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