<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Toni Kroos, the German national team player, officially announced his retirement from football after the European Championship, which was held this summer in Germany. Real Madrid star Kroos achieved fame at a young age and quickly rose to stardom. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:450/322;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/0637ec7a-ca1e-49e0-a0f0-68ed1e2e891f.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Toni Kroos retires</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In news that shocked German and Real Madrid fans, Toni Kroos officially announced his retirement from football after Germany hosted the European Nations Cup this summer. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:733/419;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/146102ef-8f63-4f09-989b-9174fc420c32.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Toni Kroos (34 years old) posted on his Instagram account: “The decision (to retire) means that my career as a football player will end after the European Championship this summer.” He added: “As I have always said, Real Madrid is my last team and it will be so. I am happy and proud... My goal has always been to play at the highest level. It is the end of my career.” The German player ended his speech with the words: “From now on, only one idea will guide me.” - Winning the fifteenth Gaara Madrid title.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Spanish newspaper Marca recently reported that Toni Kroos confirmed the widely circulated news of his intention to retire from football at the end of this season. According to the newspaper "Marca", Kroos remained at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, watching the stands and empty seats with his children and wife. Thus, it became clear that the German team had bid farewell to Real Madrid. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c8ccc6bb-9aff-4b16-a672-cd729c8ab08b.jpeg" ></figure><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Who is Toni Kroos?</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Toni Kroos was born on January 4, 1990 in the city of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Tony comes from a sporting family, and his younger brother Felix is also a footballer. His father worked as a coach for the youth team in Greifswald and recognized his son Tony's talent from an early age.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Cross's family moved to Rostock after his father got a job there as coach of the city's youth team. Tony played with Hansa Rostock and attracted everyone's attention with his amazing talent.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In 2004, Bayern Munich announced its desire to sign the promising young player Kroos. However, Kroos chose to stay with the team in order to continue his career, according to German newspaper Tageszeitung. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/7507fe7c-e110-477e-99f2-10996e009061.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In 2006, Toni Kroos moved to Bayern Munich. Toni was able to gain popularity among the youth of the Bayern team, and then began to advance in the huge German team. In 2007, Toni Kroos made his debut for Bayern at the age of 17 years and 265 days, becoming the youngest player to represent Bayern Munich in an official match.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Toni Kroos' experience with Bayern Munich was not entirely rosy. The midfielder found himself dropped from the books of former Bayern Munich coach Klinsmann and was loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen in 2009. Toni Kroos played at a fantastic level. Bayer Leverkusen. He had a clear role in the team's results. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:662/463;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/4f2ee479-8b13-4b61-8e0f-8465102d49d2.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Things have changed dramatically for Toni Kroos since his return to the Bayern national team, and he has become an integral part of the team. Kroos's performance improved significantly and he repeatedly reached local and continental podiums with Bayern Munich.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Toni Kroos left Bayern Munich in 2014 and joined Real Madrid in a deal worth just under €30 million after the two sides were unable to agree on a contract extension.</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Toni Kroos transfer to Real Madrid</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Toni Kroos has quickly and amazingly integrated into Real Madrid's playing system and has become an indispensable player in the Merengue squad, regardless of who is the team's manager. Kroos forms a distinguished duo in midfield with his colleague Luka Modric, and this is considered one of Real Madrid's strengths in the Spanish capital. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:678/452;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/983d57c8-12aa-4bd5-bd3b-acf716b0cb9a.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Kroos won 22 titles in all competitions at the local and continental levels with Real Madrid and played 463 matches. Regarding Toni Kroos, Real Madrid president Florentino Pires said: “He is one of the greatest players in the history of Real Madrid and this is his home and will always be.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Kroos's contract with Real Madrid expires at the end of this summer, but Real Madrid has repeatedly tried to extend his contract. But the German player chose this summer to end the history of Real Madrid and football in general. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/68884102-feea-47e1-83c1-31196c77eb10.jpeg" ></figure>