One day after Germany’s European Championship exit and his own personal retirement, Toni Kroos also addressed his opponent Pedri. The 34-year-old asserted that he did not want to hurt the Spaniard.
Toni Kroos has apologized after his foul on Spain’s Pedri in the European Championship quarter-finals. “Sorry and get well soon,” the 34-year-old wrote to the Furia Roja playmaker on Instagram one day after the dramatic match: “It was obviously not my intention to injure you. A speedy recovery and all the best. You are a great player.”
Toni Kroos “didn’t want to hurt” Pedri
Kroos fouled the FC Barcelona professional in the early stages of the national football team’s match in Stuttgart on Friday evening. A short time later, after just eight minutes, Pedri had to be substituted. According to the association, he suffered a sprain in his left knee. This means that the European Football Championship is over prematurely for him.
After the 2-1 win after extra time in the quarter-finals on Friday evening, the Spanish association said that the international had suffered a “second degree internal lateral sprain in the left knee”. No time was given for the player to be out, but Pedri will remain with the team until the end of the tournament.
However, several media outlets subsequently reported that the FC Barcelona midfielder would be out for four to six weeks.
For Kroos, his unique career ended with Germany’s 2-1 defeat in extra time. The long-time midfield strategist for Real Madrid played 114 international matches, won the World Cup in 2014 and won the Champions League six times.
Source: Stern
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