Toni Kroos: Withdrawal from the public - what is behind it?

Toni Kroos: Withdrawal from the public - what is behind it?

Greifswald, Deutschland - The year 2024 brings with it exciting change for Toni Kroos (34). After an eventful year that ranged from his career to win the Champions League with Real Madrid to the return to the national team and the spectacular home European Championship, Kroos decided to withdraw from the public for the time being. In his podcast "Simply Luppen", which he previously moderated together with his brother Felix (33), who played for Union Berlin and Werder Bremen, he explains: "I don't necessarily want to see or quote a big one in the next few months." This decision is made after a phase of intensive media presence that found Kroos as stressful.

a farewell to the publicity

according to Image has already caught invitations and inquiries for the coming months. He emphasizes: "It was a very, very full, special year." While he was present at the final of the Icons League and celebrated the victory of the DNA Athletics team by David Alaba and Niklas-Wilson Sommer, he plans to spend the first three months of the year. From January 15th, Felix Kroos will continue the podcast, while Toni enjoys his break to recharge your batteries.

Felix Kroos, who comes from Greifswald and learned to play football with his brother, has had a career behind him, which led him from Hansa Rostock via Werder Bremen to the end of Union Berlin. After his resignation from the active career in 2021, he worked as a co-coach in the A-Junior team of 1. FC Union Berlin, as reported on wikipedia . The two brothers, who dealt intensively on football and hit different career paths in their childhood, are now reflecting on their experiences and the challenges in sport. Felix Kroos is looking forward to new tasks, while Toni Kroos feels the urge after retreat.