German footballer Lukas Podolski will end his professional career. The 40-year-old world champion from 2014 announced the decision in an emotional video on Instagram. Podolski is ending his career after this season at the Polish club Górnik Zabrze, where he has most recently been playing. sport.cz - hokej ↗ Deutschlandfunk ↗
The former national team player spent a total of 23 years in professional football. During his long career, he was among the best-known German players and contributed significantly to his country's success, particularly to winning the world championship title at the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. Podolski also played for a long time in the German Bundesliga, where he played for the club 1. FC Köln. Die Zeit ↗ Welt ↗
With the end of his active football career, Podolski is simultaneously becoming the majority owner of the club Górnik Zabrze. The German footballer had until now held a minority stake in the Polish club and has now secured a controlling package of shares. In his farewell video, Podolski expresses gratitude to football for the lifelong journey it gave him. The end of his playing career marks the end of an era for one of the best-known figures in German football of the last twenty years. n-tv ↗
Lukas Podolski ends his football career after 23 years
This summary was generated by artificial intelligence. It may contain inaccuracies. Please verify information in the original sources below.
Sources (5)
Fußball-Weltmeister: Ex-Weltmeister Lukas Podolski beendet seine Profikarriere
Die Zeit
| 19:47 22.05.
„So, Feierabend“ – Lukas Podolski beendet Fußball-Karriere
Welt
| 19:25 22.05.
Mistr světa Podolski se stal majoritním vlastníkem klubu, kde hraje pět Čechů
sport.cz - hokej
| 15:45 22.05.
Visszavonul a németek világbajnok csatára
HVG
| 21:52 22.05.
Fußball - Lukas Podolski beendet Karriere
Deutschlandfunk
| 21:04 22.05.
🔥 You might also like
Music
German festival removed Alphaville band for words against AfD. Campino invited Marian Gold to the stage the same evening
Festival promised "good vibes only" and didn't want politics on stage. Alphaville speaks of censorship, rejected apology and donated fee to charity.
World
What Europe writes about: Volkswagen cuts a hundred thousand jobs, police call a second substation attack sabotage, Trump wants money back for Ukraine
Volkswagen cuts a hundred thousand jobs and ends Seat, police call a second substation attack sabotage, Trump wants Europe to pay for Ukraine.
World
What Europe Is Writing About: NATO Fighter Jets Took Off Over Latvia, After 30 Years a Verdict Was Reached for Tupac’s Murder, Russia Back at the G20
NATO fighter jets took off over Latvia overnight, Russian missiles killed four people in Kyiv, and a verdict was reached in Las Vegas for Tupac’s murder. Roundu …
© HotInfo
Geographic locations
From our newsroom original
All →
Trump Expands Symbolic Projects in Washington and on Iran
Russian drone hit SBU headquarters in central Kyiv
Recording Raises Questions About Money for Winkler's Campaign
Dutch livestock farmers face a cut in production rights. A 20-billion-euro nitrogen package is not enough on its own, the state agency finds
Romania moved 134 prisoners from prison before inspection by Council of Europe committee
airBaltic wants to borrow 257 million at 25 percent interest. Prague is among the cancelled routes.
Italian Ex-General Branded as Moscow's Trojan Horse. Distrust Growing in Meloni's Party, But Evidence Lacking
What Europe writes about: Russia closes Goethe Institute, Iran attacks targets in Kuwait, Malta releases Fenech
