Loss to England was allegedly the last match Toni Kroos played for the national team of Germany. One of the best midfielders in the last decade announced his ‘imminent’ international retirement.German outlet Bild reported that Kroos is ready to step away from the national team after Euro 2020 and it appears he will stay true to his word.Real Madrid midfielder has no plans to stretch out his career late into his late thirties and with the competitions and players getting more and more games per season – it seems like a clever decision.Kroos was openly advocating for less games and that players are ‘slaves’ of the business football has become – therefore, if his announcement realises, it won’t be a surprise.German national team and their disgustingly successful coach Joachim Low part waysEven though Kroos played every minute at the EURO 2020 he could not prevent England defeating Germany. ‘It was an even game until England’s opener,’ he said afterwards. ‘Both teams cancelled each other out. We got out of a tough group, but it hurts a lot to go home now.’ If it was his final international cap, it wasn’t the best of tournaments to say goodbye – no goals or assist for Toni. Regardless, his career with Die Mannschaft is enviable.Former Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich midfielder made 106 appearances for Germany (placing him joint seventh on the all-time national team list alongside Thomas Muller). During those matches, Kroos scored 17 goals – the most famous was that free-kick against Sweden at the 2018 World Cup.His biggest success with the national team is of course the 2014 World Cup title and that win in the finals against Lionel Messi’s Argentina.
