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By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 07:51 EDT, 20 August 2025 | Updated: 08:29 EDT, 20 August 2025 <\/p>\n

A World Cup winner has had his contract terminated just three matches into the new season, calling an end to his turbulent 15-month spell at the football club.<\/p>\n

Jerome Boateng, who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany during his decade-long spell at Bayern Munich<\/a> between 2011 and 2021, signed a two-year deal with top flight Austrian club LASK Linz on May 31 last year after becoming a free agent.<\/p>\n

But the 36-year-old defender’s contract has now been terminated a year early by mutual consent after a torrid spell, with Boateng chalking up just 13 appearances for the club since the free transfer<\/a>\u00a0following a wealth of injury issues.<\/p>\n

Just months after his arrival in Austria, Boateng avoided jail time but was handed a suspended fine and a warning after a German court found him guilty of premeditated bodily harm against his ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n

The mother of his twin daughters accused Boateng of hurling a lamp at her, which missed, during a fight they had on holiday in 2018 \u2014 and then of injuring her arm by throwing a small cool box at her and later hitting her and pulling her hair.<\/p>\n

Boateng was ordered to pay a total of just over \u00a384,000 to charity organisations by the judge, a court spokesperson said in July 2024, while the suspended fine of just over \u00a3168,000 only had to be paid if he committed another offence.<\/p>\n

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In July 2024, Boateng avoided jail time but was handed a suspended fine and a warning after a German court found him guilty of premeditated bodily harm against his ex-girlfriend<\/p>\n

He was not charged with assault, coercion or defamation on the legal principle of ‘in dubio pro reo’, which dictates that a decision should favour the defendant in criminal cases if there is any ambiguity or doubt regarding their guilt.<\/p>\n

Despite avoiding jail time, Boateng’s legal case led to LASK fans loudly booing and insulting the former Germany international with ‘wife beater’ chants back in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Keen to pursue a fresh chapter elsewhere, Boateng said in a club statement on Wednesday: ‘I would like to thank LASK for their trust and the time we spent together here in Linz.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It was an enriching experience to work in a new environment once again.\u00a0Now the time is right for me to open a new chapter.<\/p>\n

‘I will soon announce what new challenges \u2014 both sporting and personal \u2014 await me in the future.’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, LASK sporting director Dino Buric added: ‘Jerome has always behaved professionally throughout his time at LASK and has done everything he can to help the team with his experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘He has played an important role, especially for our young players, by providing them with excellent support and encouragement.’<\/p>\n

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