MADRID (AP) — Toni Kroos will retire from soccer after trying to give Real Madrid yet another Champions League trophy and lead Germany to the European Championship title at home. The 34-year-old German midfielder said Tuesday it was a tough decision, but that the timing felt “somehow perfect.” “I always wanted to leave at the peak of my abilities and I know, and from a lot of examples you see, that it isn’t easy, that you can miss that point in time very quickly,” Kroos said on a podcast he hosts with his brother. “I never wanted to have the feeling at the end that the club, the fans, the people around me would have to tell me, ‘That’s enough,’ or that I’d spend another two or three years sitting on the bench.” Madrid thanked Kroos and hailed his achievements with the team. “Real Madrid would like to express its gratitude and affection to Toni Kroos, a player who will go down in Real Madrid history as one of our club and international football’s greatest legends,” the club said. |
Biden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax creditsBaywatch star Jeremy Jackson's exHas Emily finally found love? Lily Collins looks gooeyExtraordinary video captures moment epileptic woman's dogs spot her seizure and run to the rescueJJ Bleday connects twice for first career multiTOWIE's Tommy Mallet says he has 'sold everything' after being hit by a huge tax billGoogle and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws helped build their technology empiresBeijing eases restrictions on homeGreece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat riskBiden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax credits