Toni Kroos’ life has changed since he retired from professional football in June 2024. The former Real Madrid midfielder devotes his time to his family, organizes the ICON League, manages his football academy in Madrid and help the foundation he created for sick children. .
The German is in Munich this Thursday, where he will receive the prestigious BAMBI award given by a German press association and gave an interview to Focus where he spoke about his new life and the love of Real Madrid fans for him.
His retirement and the reception at the Bernabéu
“I don’t regret that I retired, although the reception and love from the fans was incredible. I didn’t expect it. It shows that my 10 years in Madrid were a good time that will not be easily forgotten. The love I want to say something to the madridistas and that emotional is more important than any title.”
His life in Madrid
“The plan for the next few years is very clear: our main residence is and will continue to be Madrid. But there are always certain periods of the year, during the summer or Christmas holidays, when we go to Germany. All family members are very comfortable in Madrid, our children study here, they have their hobbies, we have a great circle of friends here.
Your family life
“The good thing for the whole family is that we see each other more often because I don’t have to be away as often. As a Real Madrid player, I used to be away from home three or four days a week. Now we finally have that real family feeling on a regular basis I think everyone likes it that way and I don’t offend anyone.
The football academy in Madrid
“This is a project that I really enjoy. Since we started a month and a half ago, I have been on the field almost every day and I have made sure that we incorporate our own philosophy into the teams and that the children improve their game.. We provide youth teams playing in the Madrid leagues.
“In the morning I make or I review the coaches’ training plans. I would like to dictate to a certain extent what will be trained. Training takes place in the afternoon, when the children come home from school. Then I look at the implementation on the field “On Saturday I travel around Madrid and watch three or four of my teams’ games. I used to go to the Bernabéu stadium and play soccer.”
His future as a coach
“For now, no. I can’t say if things will change in ten years. But I don’t want to quickly return to a rhythm that I deliberately abandoned: being busy from morning to night, traveling often, sleeping in hotels. , that has made me tired over the years, I don’t want to go back to this life right away even though I think it will contribute something to the work of teaching.
Source: La Verdad
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