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It's that time again! We've gathered some of the craziest, zaniest, touching-est tweets from Torsten Frings' announcement yesterday, and put it all into a Storify. How cool is that?
[&amp;lt;a href="//storify.com/JohannesLanger/auf-wiedersehn-torsten-frings-storify-d" mce_href="//storify.com/JohannesLanger/auf-wiedersehn-torsten-frings-storify-d" target="_blank"&amp;gt;View the story "Auf Wiedersehn, &lt;a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/132820/torsten-frings" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/132820/torsten-frings"&gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/132820/torsten-frings" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/132820/torsten-frings">Torsten Frings</a>&lt;/a&gt;: Storify'd" on Storify&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt;Auf Wiedersehn, Torsten Frings: Storify'd&amp;lt;/h1&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;18 years, two in Toronto -- the German Field Marshal hangs up his boots for good. We've collected some of the best reactions from across the interwebs from yesterday's announcement. &amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Storified by &amp;lt;a href="http://storify.com/JohannesLanger" mce_href="http://storify.com/JohannesLanger"&amp;gt;John Leung @ Waking the Red&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;middot; Tue, Feb 26 2013 23:49:46 &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;We knew this day was coming, but perhaps this is the screenshot that made it all the more official...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Best of luck torsten frings #TFC http://pic.twitter.com/d9lxmZW0qHChristopher Finley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;And then of course, the Twitterverse went to town...as it usually does. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Torsten Frings is retiring! This is a sad day in futbolEfrem&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;There's a little confusion...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Hold up. So Torsten Frings only JUST retired? Wow....Kim Nthabane&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;...some obligatory finger pointing at the front office....&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;"You have to think that only at TFC would a DP retire/get kicked to the curb 3 days before the season. Poor Torsten Frings" @owen__williamsRandy Kruchak&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;amp;quot;@CP24: &lt;a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/teams/toronto-fc" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/teams/toronto-fc"&gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/teams/toronto-fc" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/teams/toronto-fc">Toronto FC</a>&lt;/a&gt; captain Torsten Frings has announced his retirement&amp;amp;quot; Saved himself the embarrassment of playing for this pathetic team!Vick G&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Well done TFC! Torsten Frings retired! Now what? Are we gonna go after more draft picks that will be good in 3-4 years?Emilio Cortez&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;...and never forget the "OMGLOLWTFBBQ our season is ruined" cries...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;omg torsten frings retired, there goes our season toronto....... #TFCbakht&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;And oh yeah, there's the peanut gallery.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Torsten Frings retired? Four days before the start of the season? Oh, Toronto, you continue to put the FUN in dysFUNctional.EmeraldCitySupporter&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;You have to think that only at TFC would a DP retire/get kicked to the curb three days before the season starts. Poor Torsten FringsVancouverSouthsiders&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;And of course, there's always the responses...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Torsten Frings won more #VCup 's than the entire #VWFC and #IMFC roster's combined. #TFCBobby Brasz&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;And then there was just the plain wacky. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Torsten Frings announced his retirement. Of course, Jack in the Box retired Frings way back in the 80's.Tedski&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;One of the best names in sports hung up his cleats today...adios Torsten Frings. Still sounds like a menu item at White CastleMatt Radmanovich&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;(Damn it, now I'm craving greasy fast food...)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;To hear torsten frings has retired, we're running out of footballers who have great names.Zak Bhamji&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Uh, okay...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;amp;quot;@TorontoFC captain Torsten Frings announces retirement, Are you sad to see him go?&amp;amp;quot; Would you be sad to see herpes leave your dickzach weber&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;But regardless, most choose to remember what he's done, in Toronto and elsewhere.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Never thought, when watching Torsten Frings play in the World Cup, that he'd one day retire as a member of a Toronto team.Daniel Squizzato&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;He retired today but I think we will all remember Torsten Frings for this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2DKysY7e_cEwan&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Torsten Frings' career has come to an end. I'll never forget him playing with a broken rib in the Euro 2008 semifinal and final. HeroClark Whitney&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Torsten Frings retiring. Really underrated player! Did alot of the dirty work for Germany, while others like Ballack got all the headlines!しゅん&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Paying tribute to the man himself, who...well, I think we can all agree, a class act. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@torontofc When Torsten Frings was on the pitch, he was automatically the best player we ever had. Oozed class. Salute, sir.Neil &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Torsten Frings just oozes class. His club first mentality is a rarity in these parts. #TFCmajorannouncement #TFCLive #TFCRob Ditta&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;#TorontoFC Torsten Frings brought world class attitude to this team. Good luck Torsten #TFClive@StaceeJean&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Ah well, easy come, easy go as they say...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;The problem with the MLS good players only last a few years on the pitch. Goodbye Torsten Frings. #TorontoFC #AllForOne #torontoMust Know TO&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Okay, so now Torsten's gone...time to look towards the future, right? &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;German stalwart Torsten Frings has retired. I reckon he'll find himself in management very soon.Tyler House&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;You gonna be a GREAT coach in the future...See you at the Weser-Stadion someday! It's a promise! Torsten Frings. http://pic.twitter.com/jIwybrhb5PIzzie Chen&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Farewell Torsten Frings. You made the right choice. 2 DP slots open and loads of cap space. Make it happen Payne #TFCChicco Nacion&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Seriously, doesn't that picture just makes your heart melt? It did for me...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;St&amp;ouml;rtsk&amp;ouml;na Torsten Frings l&amp;auml;gger av. &amp;Aring; ena sidan tufft r&amp;aring;skinn, &amp;aring; andra sidan han som adopterade tv&amp;auml;ttbj&amp;ouml;rnen Billy. http://pic.twitter.com/74I7jamcvXKarl Sundstr&amp;ouml;m&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Okay, so maybe not EVERYONE was a fan of his...&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Bye Torsten Frings you were uselessShannonG&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Not sad to see the end of Torsten Frings' career. Cheating bastard.Jake Oliver&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;A rather subtle attempt at sarcasm, maybe? &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;So long Torsten Frings... thanks for all the many playoff games and championships and goals your scored for @torontofcTyrone Warner&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;But before this gets into a hater-fest, let's end this with a few more goodbyes. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Very sad day in the world of football. The Frings' inspiration announced his retirement from the beautiful game. We love you Torsten #coyfThe Special One&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;I can't be the only one that wants to give Torsten Frings a proper goodbye at the rogers centre during the home opener. #torontofc #tfcJames Servitillo&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;And this one, I think I like the best. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;What do I say about Torsten Frings that hasn't already been said?Randy Narine&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;
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