MAROZSAN, A FORMER CAPTAIN OF GERMANY, ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT PRIOR TO THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP IN 2023.

Due to ongoing knee pain from a serious injury, former Germany captain Dzsenifer Marozsán announced on Monday that she will retire from international football prior to the 2018 Women’s World Cup.

Germany defeated Sweden 2-1 in the 2016 Olympic final on the goal scored by the 30-year-old midfielder.

Due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained while playing for Germany in a World Cup qualification match against Serbia, she missed last year’s Champions League final with Lyon and Germany’s run to the European Championship final.

Marozsán stated in a statement, “I’m playing well for my club once again, but the knee is not how it used to be.

“I have to put in a ton of effort to be able to oversee all of the practices and games. I think juggling international competitions, training, and the tournament would be too much.

In a friendly matchup against Brazil next month, Marozsán will play her 112th and final game for her nation, according to the German Football Federation. Beginning on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, the World Cup.

Marozsán, who was born in Hungary, announced her retirement from international play amid worries about the prevalence of ACL injuries at the highest level of women’s football.

After tearing her ACL in December, Beth Mead, England’s leading scorer in the European Championship, urged for greater study on the subject.

Some notable players who have suffered in the last 12 months include Christen Press of the United States, a two-time World Cup victor, Alexia Putellas of Spain, the FIFA women’s player of the year, and Dutch attacker Vivianne Miedema.