Mats Hummels to retire at end of season
Germany and Roma centre-back Mats Hummels will retire at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on a near two-decade career.
A product of the Bayern Munich academy, 2014 FIFA World Cup winner Hummels made a switch to arch-rival Borussia Dortmund in 2008.
Having gone on to have a second spell at both the clubs, he joined Roma last year, making 18 appearances for the Serie A club.
Capped 78 times for Germany, Hummels lifted the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The 36-year-old has won five Bundesliga titles as well as three German Cups and six German Super Cups.
He went close to winning the UEFA Champions League twice with Dortmund as it finished as runner-up in the 2012-2013 and 2023-2024 seasons.
"I'm struggling with my emotions right now. Now comes the moment no footballer can avoid. After more than 18 years and so many things that football has given me, I'm ending my career this summer," Hummels, who played for Germany most recently in November 2023, wrote on social media.
"I know how much this whole journey, this whole path has meant to me. How extraordinary it was to be able to experience that.
"Because it takes a lot, just having the right coaches at the right time, being fit at the right time, having the right teammates at the right time. And I've seen so many guys, so many coaches, who I owe a lot to."
Hummels's contract with Roma expires at the end of the season.
