REUTERS: Former Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, announced his retirement from professional football late on Friday. The 37-year-old, who made 76 appearances for Germany between 2009-18, spent 10 years at Bayern after joining from Manchester City in 2011, winning nine Bundesliga titles and two Champions League trophies. “I played for a long time, for big clubs, for my country. I learned, won, lost, and grown through it all,” Boateng said in a video uploaded to Instagram. “Football has given me a lot, but now it’s time to move on.