Andre Schurrle: You won't believe what former World Cup and Premier League winner is doing after retirement

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When footballers retire from the game, some switch to coaching and management, punditry, or, in the case of many different kinds of commercial operations. However, it has not been the case with former Premier League and World Cup winner winger Andre Schurrle.

The German international hit the headlines scoring three goals to help his nation win the 2014 World Cup and providing the assist for Mario Gotze's extra-time winning goal in the final.

He also played a key part in helping Chelsea win the Premier League a year later. But in 2020, he ripped up his contract with Borussia Dortmund and announced his retirement.

The former Borussia Dortmund star hung his boots just at the age of 29 saying: "I no longer need the applause. The depths became deeper and the highlights less and less."

Since then he has been far away from the sport but has not lost his competitive edge or the need for fitness. For the last few years, the German international has been seen to push his body limits to different, even some may call extreme, conditions.

The former Chelsea player announced in January that he had participated in a challenge organized by breathing expert and extreme athlete Dutchman Wim Hof. He shared some pictures and videos on Instagram which involved him alongside a group walking up a mountain in frigid conditions without a top.

In his social media posts, he explained how the temperatures dipped to -19 degrees Fahrenheit and how it was the hardest mental and physical thing he ever did!

That challenge now seems to have pushed the 32-year-old further who now again has been seen doing similar crazy stuff. In the latest post, recently once again he shared a video dressed in nothing but shorts, shoes, and gloves, climbing Germany's tallest peak at 2 a.m which has a peak of just below 3,000 meters above sea level.

No doubt Schurrle is now enjoying every bit of his new life being closer to nature. And going by his recent involvement in this matter, it could be just the start of some more adventures down the line for the fans and viewers.