MOSCOW, July 7 Former Real Madrid footballer, German Toni Kroos said that he will not return to live in Germany after finishing his playing career due to migration problems in the country.
On Friday, the Spanish national team beat the German team with a score of 2:1 and reached the semi-finals of the European Championship 2024. This match was the last in the career of 34-year-old Kroos.
“»I still think Germany is a great country. We really like being there, but it's not the same Germany that it was maybe 10 years ago. The feeling of security is gone. That's exactly what has changed. If someone asks me where I would let my daughter go at 23:00 — in Spain or a large German city — I would rather say in Spain,» Kroos was quoted as saying by Bild.
Kroos is a graduate of the German Bayern, where he won the German championship and the German Cup three times, the national Super Cup twice, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup once each. In 2014, the midfielder joined Real Madrid, with whom he won the championship, the Spanish Super Cup, the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup four times, the Spanish Cup once and the Club World Cup five times. He also represented Bayer Leverkusen on loan. As a member of the German national team, Kroos became the world champion at the 2014 championship in Brazil, as well as the bronze medalist at the 2010 World Championship and the 2012 and 2016 European Championships. In total, he played 114 matches for the national team, scored 17 goals and gave 21 assists.