{"id":10343,"date":"2021-07-02T18:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T13:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=119287"},"modified":"2021-07-02T18:49:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T13:19:53","slug":"toni-kroos-announces-his-retirement-from-international-football-with-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/toni-kroos-announces-his-retirement-from-international-football-with-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Toni Kroos announces his retirement from international football with Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2014 World Cup winner Toni Kroos announces his retirement from international duty with Germany.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official. Toni Kroos won\u2019t play again for German national team and announces his retirement from international football. I want to fully focus on my goals with Real Madrid\u201d. \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kroos?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kroos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1410933695821881347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have played twice for Germany. There won\u2019t be another time.<\/p>\n<p>I had made this decision after this tournament for a long time. I won\u2019t be available for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. I want to focus entirely on my goals with Real Madrid for the next few years. I have existed as a national player for eleven years. From now I will deliberately take breaks. I also want to be there more as a husband and dad for my wife and my three kids.<\/p>\n<p>It was a great honour to wear this jersey for a long time. I did it with pride and passion. Thanks to all the fans and supporters for supporting me and thanks to all the critics for their extra motivation,\u201d said Kroos via his media handles.<\/p>\n<p>He also thanked Jogi Low who made him a national player and world champion via his announcement post: \u201cI would like to thank Jogi Low very much. He made me a national player and world champion. He trusted me. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQ0vFlOLNdh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Toni Kroos (@toni.kr8s)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid midfielder, Kroos had stated earlier that he would like to retire early and won\u2019t play into his 30s. He has earned 116 caps and scored 17 goals for the German national football team and a World Cup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude22 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToniKroos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ToniKroos<\/a> has announced his retirement from international football.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for everything, world champ! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udfc6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DieMannschaft?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DieMannschaft<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y0RceFLf7S\">pic.twitter.com\/Y0RceFLf7S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 German Football (@DFB_Team_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DFB_Team_EN\/status\/1410941340083539971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongrats on an amazing international career with Germany, Toni Kroos,\u201d tweeted Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea\ud83d\udc4f\u00a0Congrats on an amazing international career with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DFB_Team_EN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DFB_Team_EN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToniKroos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ToniKroos<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZZApImKVw\">pic.twitter.com\/jZZApImKVw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real Madrid C.F. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@realmadriden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadriden\/status\/1410941620942524421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Germany was eliminated from Euro 2020 in round-of-16 by England with 2-0 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2014 World Cup winner Toni Kroos announces his retirement from international duty with Germany. 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