Germany midfielder Toni Kroos said Friday he was resigning from international football, days after the group was taken out of Euro 2020 by England.
“I have played 106 times for Germany. There will not be another time,” wrote the 31-year-old Real Madrid player on Twitter.
“I had already made the decision to retire after this tournament for some time,” he added, referring to the European championships.
“It had been clear to me for a while that I will not be available for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.”
Kroos said he planned before long to put his “full concentration” on Real Madrid.
“I would also like to be there more as husband and father for my wife and children,” he wrote.
Thanking supporters and critics alike, Kroos additionally had exceptional words for Joachim Loew, who bowed out as public mentor on Tuesday following 15 years in the work.
“He made me a national team player and a world champion. He trusted me. We wrote a success story together.”
Loew first picked Kroos for a well disposed against Argentina in 2010. He proceeded to have a piece impact in that year’s World Cup crusade in South Africa when the Germans finished third.
After four years he was a key component, playing the entire game and scoring twice in the 7-1 semi-final demolition of hosts Brazil, as Loew’s side lifted the World Cup trophy.