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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

Forgotten 2014 World Cup winner treks topless up freezing mountain after early retirement

Former World Cup winner Andre Schurrle, who made the shock decision to retire before the age of 30, has trekked up a mountain half-naked.

Schurrle scored three goals to help Germany win the 2014 World Cup, before lifting the Premier League with Chelsea the following year. Now, the former attacker is in retirement and keeping himself fit in a very strange way.

The 32-year-old announced his shock decision to retire back in 2020, ripping up his contract with Borussia Dortmund. Despite no longer being involved in professional sport, Schurrle is still seeking to maintain his fitness levels, though not in a way many would expect.

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