A few months ago, the current president of Boca Juniors made reference to the player who announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday.
Real Madrid and the German national team will lose a great player after the European Cup. Indeed, German midfielder Toni Kroos announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday at the age of 34.
Just a few months ago, the current president of Boca Juniors, Juan Román Riquelme, spoke highly of the midfielder. In dialogue with TNT Sports Argentina, he indicated that “I like Real Madrid number 5, Toni Kroos. This is the closest thing to Federer playing tennis: they can play and go home without swimming. “.
“The guy doesn’t get up, he doesn’t get dirty, he doesn’t sweat, it’s an incredible thing. Same as English Bellingham », added Riquelme.
Kroos’ announcement
“July 17, 2014, the day I was presented to Real Madrid, the day that changed my life. My life as a footballer, but above all as a person. It was the start of a new life at the biggest club in the world. Today, after 10 years, at the end of the season, this life ends “, he wrote on Instagram.
“I will never forget this exciting and successful decade! I would like to particularly thank President Florentino Pérez, the club and all those who welcomed me with an open heart and who trusted me. But above all I would like to thank you, dear Real Madrid fans, for your love and support from the first to the last,” he added.
“At the same time, this decision means that my active football career will end this summer after the Euros. . As I have always said, Real Madrid is and will be my last club,” he admitted.
He later said: “Today I am happy and proud to have found in my head and in my heart the right moment to make this decision. My ambition has always been to finish my career at the top of my level “.
“From this moment on, there is only one main thought in my mind and nothing is going to separate me from it: here we go for 15!!! GO TO MADRID AND NOTHING ELSE!”, he closed his message on social networks, accompanying the text with photographs from the day of his presentation, next to the Champions League trophy and with his family.
Kroos, trained at Bayern Munich, won the Bundesliga title in the 2007-08 season before spending two years on loan at Bayer Leverkusen. He then returned to the Bavarian team adding two more championships, a Champions League, a European Super Cup and a Club World Cup, as well as two German Cups.
In 2014, he won the 2014 World Cup title in Brazil, then moved to Real Madrid, where he won 22 titles: four championships, four Spanish Super Cups, one Copa del Rey, four Champions Leagues, five Club World Cups and four European Cups. Super Cups.
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