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Real Madrid star Antonio Rüdiger, who proudly carries Sierra Leonean roots, has announced his immediate retirement from international football with Germany.
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The 33-year-old centre-back ends a 12-year career with Die Mannschaft, hanging up his national team boots after earning 86 caps. He says he wants to focus fully on extending his high-level performances at club level with Real Madrid. Born in Berlin to a Sierra Leonean mother, Lily, who fled the civil war in the early [...] The post Real Madrid star Antonio Rüdiger, who proudly carries Sierra Leonean roots, has announced his immediate retirement from international football with Germany. first appeared on AYV Media Empire Sierra Leone, London, Ghana and Africa News Channel. The post Real Madr...
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