The German who emerged from the Bayern Munich youth team will play his last game with his legendary shoes against Borussia Dortmund.
Toni Kroos plays barefoot. Not because he wants it, but because he is forced to do it. The reason is that he has too much of an advantage over his schoolmates and that was the only way they found to balance the games. There are many years left before the midfielder becomes one of the main figures in the world in that position, but that child already demonstrates what will come next.
This Saturday, when Real Madrid faces Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final, the German national team midfielder announced that he will retire. Despite his age, he still continues to make differences. Not as much as in school games, but enough for him to be praised by teammates and rivals.
Now there is nothing that the opponents can do to balance the differences, but what he looks like on his feet was a peculiarity that accompanied him throughout his career. The winner of 33 titles, elegant like few others and owner of indisputable talent, He played a large part of the 753 games of his career with the same boots, an Adidas model called Adipure 11 Pro. “I know many will think I’m crazy, but for me it’s important to look down and see white ankle boots. I don’t know if I have any psychological problems, but if not I’m not comfortable.“, the German once declared.
For his last games with him Meringue, Adidas prepared a special edition of the legendary Greifswald-born boots. The light blue color of the three strips and the front part of your boot this time will be gold.
For the German, his boots are a very special issue, since in addition to wearing them for years, thanks to the fact that the brand with the three stripes makes them especially for him, he also cleans them after finishing the games: “For me they are perfect just the way they are. Since they are white, they get dirty very easily, and even the slightest stain irritates me if I see it before going out on the field.. I understand that the custom of washing them myself is strange, I have never seen anyone at Real Madrid do something like that.“, the central midfielder once declared.
Although Kroos’ decision generated a unique mystique around his boots, for the German clothing brand it means the loss of different opportunities for the player to wear the latest releases. In 2018, they tried to convince him to change and he could be seen wearing Copa 19 during some training sessions, although in the end he never used them in a match..
Since 2013, when he started using his favorite model, Kross has won 30 titles, including:
- world Cup 2014
- Champions League 13, 16, 17, 18 and 22
- Club World Cup 13, 14, 17, 18 and 22
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