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Real Madrid's biggest loser and Germany's Toni Kroos explained his decision to end his career at 34.
“I love football because I don’t want to get to the point where I stop feeling good and have health problems. It seems as if the ball is nowhere to be found - it’s lost in me and immediately.
I now understand that I want to sing well - as I deserve and as the club deserves. For me, the final picture is even more important, the one that patients remember.
I will be satisfied with my decisions - I myself want to earn money. I couldn’t plan ahead, I’ll win with Liza’s champions, because I would have praised the decision earlier. But as a result, everything worked out perfectly: victories in Liza of the champions and La Liza - in short, you can’t guess,” Kroos said.