Comparison of safety in Germany and Spain Kroos: “Would you let your daughter go out at 11pm in Spain or in a major German city?”

Toni KroosThe Germany international hung up his boots during the European Championship on Friday, July 5. After bidding farewell to the Bernabeu during the celebrations 15th Real Madrid Champions LeagueThe footballer also said goodbye to the national team at home. The match against Spain This was the last period of his sports career.

Despite this, the footballer dropped by the podcast before the quarter-final match of the European Cup. Lanz and Precht, of which he declared himself a “recognized listener.” There he spoke of his future plans and intentions continue living in Spain“If someone asked me whether I would let their daughter go out at 11pm in Spain or a big German city, I would choose Spain,” he commented on the programme.

The former white player has since lived in Spain. year 2014the year he signed a contract with Florentino Perez’s team. And despite the fact that he no longer has anything to do with the capital, the German has no plans to return to his country. One of the reasons that prompted you to make this decision is that safety.

“I have a 7-year-old daughter. When I’m 13, 14, 15, if someone asked me: “Would you let your daughter go out at 11pm in Spain when she is 14, or in a big German city?”“I would lean more towards Spain now,” he told journalists David Precht and Markus Lanz. However, he did not rule out that something similar could happen in other countries.

The main problem will be that “Germany is no longer the country it was 10 years ago”as Kroos himself explained. Although the former footballer wanted to make it clear that Germany is a “great country” and he likes being there, for him immigration “It is constantly present.”

“It is clear that this country welcomes people with open arms. This was shown by the 2006 World Cup and now the 2024 European Championship. I think this is sensational and wonderful,” he wanted to clarify. Despite this, he explained that in Germany many things were too “uncontrolled”, above all because “The feeling of security is gone.”

Toni Kroos has made it clear on more than one occasion that he is a family man. The inability to spend more time with his children is one of the reasons that helped him decide to retire. “This is something that has bothered me in my work for many years.”– he noted.

Her daughter was one of those most pleased with the news of her retirement: “Despite being a big Real Madrid fan, she is very happy. “She wants us to go horse riding together, I always said it was dangerous, but now I have to find a new excuse not to do it.”

Security issues aside, Jessica, his wife, and their three children have found a home in Spain. Leon (2013), the eldest, hasn’t lived outside of Spain in almost a year, and his siblings Amelia (2016) and Fin (2019) have lived in Madrid their entire lives. “It’s not like a German summer. We feel at home.”“,” he added in the podcast.