Bulinews
·1 September 2026
Rüdiger reportedly set to retire from German national team to focus on Real Madrid
Rüdiger reportedly set to retire from German national team to focus on Real Madrid | OneFootball
In partnership with
Yahoo sports
After 86 appearances for the German national team, Antonio Rüdiger’s international career is apparently coming to an end.
According to Marca, the 33-year-old centre-back has decided to retire from international football to focus fully on Real Madrid.
OneFootball Videos
At the same time, the veteran defender wants to make room for the upcoming rebuild under new Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp.
Rüdiger was behind Jonathan Tah and Nico Schlotterbeck in the pecking order at the World Cup and only came into the starting eleven when the latter suffered an injury.
The Berlin-born defender made his Germany debut in 2014.
View publisher imprint
MORE STORIES
- Inter Miami CF II
NYCFC II
Watch - Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro
Watch - Austria Vienna
WSG Tirol
Watch - RB Salzburg
Rapid Vienna
Watch - Vitória
Vasco da Gama
Watch - Santos
Palmeiras
Watch - Grêmio
Internacional
Watch - Chornomorets Odesa
Livyi Bereh
Watch - Manila Digger
Kasuka
Watch - Polissya Zhytomyr
Kudrivka
Watch - SSV Ulm
H.-Freiberg
Watch - Eintracht Frankfurt II
Astoria Walldorf
Watch - Crown Legacy FC
Chicago Fire FC II
Watch - Carolina Core FC
New England Revolution II
Watch - Houston Dynamo 2
Austin FC II
Watch - Inter Miami CF IIOrlando City B
Watch - Philadelphia Union II
Columbus Crew 2
Watch - Toronto FC II
FC Cincinnati 2
Watch - North Texas
Real Monarchs
Watch - Kharkiv
Obolon Kyiv
Watch
