Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has announced his retirement following the completion of Euro 2024.

Toni Kroos, a Real Madrid midfielder, has declared his decision to retire from football at the end of the season, effective immediately following the conclusion of this summer's Euro 2024 competition.

The German international has over a century of caps and, after retiring from national team activity in mid-2021, returned at Julian Nagelsmann's request early this year. He is expected to play a key role for Germany as they host the European Championship.

Before that, he has one notable club final left: the Champions League final, in which he will attempt to add an astonishing sixth European Cup to his personal collection, having already won four with this year's LaLiga champions and another with Bayern Munich in 2013.

Kroos, 34, confirmed his impending retirement on Instagram, saying his last intention was to "go for No.15," referring to Real Madrid's quest to win their 15th European Cup.

After a decade at Madrid, during which he won four league titles and five Club World Cups, Kroos has made over 450 appearances for Los Blancos, putting him in the top 20 of all-time appearance makers for the Spanish club.

While his club career has been trophy-laden, Kroos has also earned international laurels, having won the 2014 World Cup after finishing third four years earlier. Euro 2024 will be his final attempt to expand the collection.

The complete text of his retiring post is as follows:

"July 17th, 2014 - the day of my presentation at Real Madrid, which changed my life. My football career, but more importantly, my personal life. It marked the beginning of a new era at the world's largest club. This story concludes at the end of the season, ten years later. I'll never forget that successful occasion!

"I'd like to thank everyone who embraced and trusted me. But I would especially like to thank you, my Madridistas, for your passion and love from the first to the last day. At the same time, my choice means that my active football career will conclude this summer, following the Euro Championship.

"As I've always said, Real Madrid is and will be my final club. I am delighted and proud that I was able to find the proper timing for my decision and make it on my own. My objective has always been to conclude my career at the pinnacle of my performance. From now on, there is only one driving thought: a por la 15!!! "HALA MADRID Y NADA MAS!"

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