Following Ossie Tong Thomas May's farewell to football, Germany's steel goalkeeper Neua publicly announced his retirement on Wednesday evening (21), news that, like a bombshell, signaled the curtain had largely fallen on the 2014 World Cup-winning team's golden era.
Taking to social media platforms, Newa released a retirement statement, expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the entire support of the German soccer representative team. The 38-year-old goalkeeper has been a member of the national team since 2009 and helped the team win the World Cup in 2014. He was not only a skilled goalkeeper, but also a pioneer in the field of goalkeeping with his excellent ball control and tactical organization. However, despite four appearances in the Europa League, he has failed to win a trophy with his team, including a last-eight finish in the Europa League this year.
The history of German soccer has given birth to many great goalkeepers, such as Meijer, Ina, Gopki, Janney, Levin, etc., but no one has been able to hold on to the national team for 15 years like Neua did, accumulating 124 appearances, most of the time as a starter. Now, at the age of 32, goalkeeper Dastgen has finally waited for his own opportunity and is expected to be the keeper of Germany's goal line after Neua's retirement.
