Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has come out of international football retirement for Euro 2024 hosts Germany. Kroos, 34, was part of the Germany team who won the World Cup in 2014. and has won 106 caps for Die Mannschaft. He retired in July 2021 but has now reversed the decision after talks with Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann.

Tonis Kroos has surprisingly announced he will retire from professional soccer at 34 years old. The Real Madrid and Germany midfielder will play his last games with the Blancos including the UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on June, 1 and then the UEFA 2024 Euro with his national team before retiring.

Kroos won a host of titles, mostly with Real Madrid, but also with Bayern Munich — six Champions Leagues, four Spanish leagues, three Bundesligas, three German Cups and one Copa del Rey. The 34-year-old Kroos announced in May that he would retire at the end of Euro 2024. That meant that his 114th match for Germany turned out to be his last.