Toni Kroos He continues to collect individual awards months after retiring from professional football. The former Real Madrid player for 10 seasons, aged 34, was awarded the prestigious magazine’s Sportsman of the Year award Sports Illustrated Germany. The award, given since 1954, has had athletes such as Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Megan Rapinoe, Lebron James, Serena Williams or Tom Brady.
Christoph Landgeselleditor-in-chief of Sports Illustrated Germanyexplained the reasons for the award: “Out of 34 titles, Toni Kroos He is the most successful German football player of all time, but it is not only his trophy collection and his play that gives him a special place in the history of German football. Even off the field, Toni Kroos is a role model and team player, has strong opinions and is socially committed to the Foundation Toni Kroos for many years.”
“In general, I am not a fan of individual awards and distinctions in football. Football is a team sport, you can only be successful if everyone participates and contributes. No football player is successful alone. Of course, neither am I. I’m happy with this award Sports Illustrated because I’m receiving it for something more than just my football career,” he said. Cross in the interview.
The German also explained his departure from Real Madrid, which he does not regret. “Fortunately, I found the perfect time to leave Real Madrid, as I always thought,” said Kroos, who also spoke about the Euro Cup.
“Already in March, when I returned to the national team against France and Holland, I felt that my name was associated with a certain hope. As the tournament approached, I noticed more that the enthusiasm was spreading among the fans and in It’s nice to feel the love I have in Spain for a while also in Germany,” he declared before speaking about his last match, against Spain in Stuttgart in the quarterfinals.
“At that moment I didn’t think about the end of my career. It hurt to lose the game like that. We all had the feeling that we could win the tournament, that’s what we saw in the locker room. That left. I feel empty for the next few days,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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