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Martin Hinteregger has announced his retirement from football at the age of 29, just two weeks after links to Neo-Nazi figure emerged.
His resignation comes after fierce backlash as a result of reported connections with far-right political figure Heinrick Sickl, according to standpunkt.
The centre-back had a year left on his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt, who described the decision as 'unexpected' and 'painful'. Hinteregger has since distanced himself from Sickl.
Martin Hinteregger announced his retirement from football at the age of just 29
He said: 'In the past few weeks, a number of issues have arisen around my 'Hinti Cup', which I have run with passion and the best intentions, the implications of which have only become clear to me in retrospect.
'Some emotional and perhaps ill-advised words from me have caused irritation and I would like to apologise for that. I regret that very much.
'To make it clear once again: I condemn right-wing, intolerant and inhuman ideas in the strongest possible terms. Those who know me know that.'
He played 67 games for Austria and was part of the side knocked out by Italy at Euro 2020
The Hinti Cup is a youth tournament set up by the former Austria international and his former business partner Sickl, and
