Klose, 37, brought an end to his international career after
helping Germany to glory in Brazil last summer, as well as breaking Gerd
Muller's goal record to become his nation's all-time leading scorer with 71
strikes.
Germany appeared to lack a player of his predatory instincts
as they laboured through their qualifying campaign for Euro 2016, but Klose
insists there is no way back.
"They've called me several times, but anybody who knows
me knows that when I have made up my mind, I don't change it," he said at
a news conference in Rome. "I'm proud of my last game in a Germany shirt.
Lifting the World Cup on July 13, 2014, was the most beautiful moment of my
life.
