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World Cup winner Höwedes retires from soccer at 32

| July 31, 2020 5:06 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Benedikt Höwedes, a defender who helped Germany win the World Cup title in 2014, retired from soccer on Friday citing family reasons.

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