* German midfielder calls time on glittering career * Poor form and injury hampered first season at Manchester United (adds detail) LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from international football on Friday, bringing to an end a glittering career that ended in disappointment with a semi-final exit at Euro 2016 in France. “The historic and emotional high was winning the World Cup in 2014,” the Manchester United player added. Schweinsteiger was vice-captain of the national team when Germany edged Argentina in extra-time to claim a fourth World Cup title and took over as captain when his then Bayern Munich team mate Philipp Lahm stood down after the 2014 tournament.
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