{"id":92357,"date":"2023-08-16T19:52:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/16\/kevin-prince-boateng-shares-regret-after-announcing-retirement\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T19:52:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:52:29","slug":"kevin-prince-boateng-shares-regret-after-announcing-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/16\/kevin-prince-boateng-shares-regret-after-announcing-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin-Prince Boateng shares regret after announcing retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/9042458890_5e7fc93e01_z.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"9042458890_5e7fc93e01_z\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Former Ghana international,\u00a0Kevin-Prince Boateng, has disclosed his\u00a0regrets after announcing his retirement from active\u00a0football.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng announced his retirement over the weekend after an\u00a0illustrious nearly two decades of playing active football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have two regrets,\u201d Boateng shared, as quoted by German portal\u00a0waz-de. \u201cThe first is leaving Hertha too early. The second is making the switch from Milan to Schalke at that time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the opportunity to switch to Manchester United,\u201d he once recalled of the circumstances that led to the transfer to Gelsenkirchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI chose Germany \u2013 you saw what happened to me at Schalke,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng amassed over 500 professional appearances during his career, netting 76 goals and contributing 56 assists. The former AC Milan and Barcelona forward clinched five trophies, including the Serie A and the DFB Pokal.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old is set to take on the role of ambassador for the 2024 Euros, which will be hosted by Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng was born in Berlin, West Germany and grew up playing for Hertha Berlin\u2019s youth side before being promoted to the senior team in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his humble background, he went on to play for some of Europe\u2019s best clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>He also lined up for AC Milan, Schalke O4, Barcelona, Fiorentina and Monza, before returning to Hertha Berlin for one last spell.<\/p>\n<p>Boateng equally enjoyed a trophy-laden career, winning Serie A, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, DFB Pokal and La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>For Ghana, he also played at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, earning a total of 15 caps while scoring two goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"9P4dFlUB8uY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 Elections: Charles Owusu to go independent for Nkoranza South seat (16-08-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9P4dFlUB8uY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Ghana international,\u00a0Kevin-Prince Boateng, has disclosed his\u00a0regrets after announcing his retirement from active\u00a0football. 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