Here are two of the best German national team stars ever to say “Servus”: There was a proper send-off for Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer in Munich’s Allianz Arena before Germany’s UEFA Nations League game against the Netherlands began.
After winning 131 and 124 caps, respectively, the two 2014 World Cup winners quit international football after the home European Championship in the summer. Ä°lkay GündoÄŸan (82), who recently quit the national team, and Toni Kroos (114 caps), who used to play for FC Bayern but couldn’t be at the stadium on Monday night, were also honored.
Neuer, Müller, and GündoÄŸan took the field at FC Bayern’s home stadium before the national anthems were played. The people cheered them on and put together a great tifo. The Südkurve had the word “Legends” written in big letters, along with pictures of the players who were leaving and a banner that said “Thanks for everything, lads.”
“The time flew by really fast.” “It was a great experience to play with other guys, some of whom went on to have world-class careers,” Müller said in a TV interview before the game. “You shouldn’t think so highly of yourself because other people did well too, and you wouldn’t have become famous without them.”
Müller is third all-time in DFB history with 131 caps for Germany. With 45 goals, he is tied for sixth place. Neuer is the most-capped goalie in German FA history, having played in 124 games. In 2014, they won the World Cup together in Rio, and Neuer was also named the tournament’s best goalie.