MUNICH (AP) — Already owning just about every championship medal in the game, Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has decided this season will be his last.
The 35-year-old Alonso, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010 and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, joined Bayern from Real Madrid in 2014 and won two Bundesliga titles and the German Cup.
"I believe it's the right time," Alonso said Thursday. "I always thought it would be better to quit sooner rather than later. I still feel good, but I believe this is the right moment."
Another league title in Germany looks certain this season, with more possible.