Toni Kroos (34, Real Madrid) hangs up his cleats.

Real Madrid and Germany national team midfielder Toni Kroos announced on Monday that he is hanging up his boots after Euro 2024 in July, saying, “I’m retiring after the tournament.”

Kroos is regarded as one of the best midfielders in modern soccer. He lifted 10 trophies with Bayern Munich, including one UEFA Champions League title and three league titles (2007-2008, 2012-2013, 2013-2014), 카지노사이트 before moving to Real Madrid, where he added four Champions Leagues (2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2021-2022) and 21 trophies in total.

He also won the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, cementing his place as one of the best midfielders in world soccer.

This season, Kroos has been a regular starter for Real Madrid.

Since joining the club from Munich, he has formed a formidable midfield alongside Luka Modric and Casemiro, nicknamed “Xhcamo,” that has helped Real win an unprecedented three consecutive Champions League titles.

Unlike Casemiro, who has since left the club, and Modric, who has shown signs of slowing down this season, Kroos has remained a footballing mastermind this season with one goal and nine assists in 46 games. Heading into the UCL final, 실시간 바카라사이트 he has 28 goals and 98 assists in 463 appearances in 10 years at Real Madrid.

He was also at the top of his game for the German national team. After announcing his retirement from the national team after Euro 2020, he recently returned to the squad at the request of the national team and impressed with two assists in two A matches in March.

Real Madrid, still in high regard for his skills, were the first to offer him a new contract, but he chose to retire rather than extend.

“July 17, 2014, the day Real Madrid introduced me, the day my life changed,” Cross wrote on his personal social media. My life as a footballer, my life as a human being,” he wrote.

“I started a new chapter at the best club in the world, and 10 years later, at the end of this season, this chapter is coming to an end. It’s been an incredibly successful time. I will never forget them.”

“I want to thank everyone who has welcomed me with open arms and believed in me, especially the Madridistas, who have loved me from the first day to the last. This summer, when the Euros end, so does my soccer career,” he said.

“As I have always said, 파워볼실시간 Real Madrid is and will always be my last club,” he added, “I am happy and proud that I was able to find the right moment and that I have chosen to retire on my own terms.”