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Schweinsteiger announces retirement, could join Germany set-up

Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (R) would be welcome to join the national team's coaching set-up, head coach Joachim Loew said in Dortmund on Tuesday [Courtesy] 

Bastian Schweinsteiger is welcome to join the Germany coaching staff, national team coach Joachim Loew said Tuesday just hours before the veteran midfielder announced his retirement on Tuesday.

"The time has now come and I will be finishing my active career at the end of the season," Schweinsteiger wrote on Twitter.

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