The announcement of the German’s retirement, coupled with the possibility of finishing the season by winning both major titles, enhances his chances of lifting the Ballon d’Or.
As we approach the final stretch of the season, with the major season goals (Champions League, European Championship, and Copa América) yet to find their winners, many voices are already clamoring for the German to be considered a serious candidate in the Ballon d’Or race.
Among the most repeated names for the individual award presented by France Football are Vinicius, Foden, Bellingham, and Harry Kane, who, despite not winning any titles with Bayern Munich, aspires to be the European Golden Boot winner.
Thus, the man everyone has been talking about since yesterday, Toni Kroos, has increased his chances with the announcement of his retirement, which could culminate in glory if he manages to win his sixth European Cup (one with Bayern, four with Real) and, furthermore, performs well at the European Championship, perhaps even winning it, as Germany, in addition to being the host nation, is one of the top contenders.
This would also be a similar scenario to Luka Modric’s in 2018 when he received the France Football trophy after reaching the World Cup final with Germany and winning the Champions League with Real Madrid in the same year.
Toni Kroos, who responded with a little emoji 🙏🏻 to a tweet already campaigning for the German to be seriously considered as a potential Ballon d’Or recipient… Thus, in this hypothetical future, the peculiarity would be that if Kroos were to win the trophy, he would receive it as a retired footballer, something that has never happened in the history of the prestigious award.
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