Herrmann to end career after 16 years at Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach veteran Patrick Herrmann will end his career at the end of the season after 16 years at the Bundesliga club, and will remain there in a new capacity. Herrmann, 33, arrived at Gladbach's under-19 side in 2008 from Saarbrücken and then went on to feature in 418 first team matches from 2010 onwards for fifth place in the club's all-time appearance list. He scored 56 goals and also won two Germany caps. "This season has been a struggle for me fitness-wise, and after careful