Having just been eliminated from Euro 2024 with Germany, Toni Kroos finds himself at the heart of a major controversy over the sensitive issue of immigration. In a podcast where he announces that he does not live in his country because of the massive arrival of migrants who bring insecurity, the former Madrid player's comments shock more than one person.
He is known for his categorical statements. At 34, Toni Kroos will no longer play football, at least in a professional team. Having just retired after the elimination of the German national team at Euro 2024, the former Real Madrid boss made some revelations about how he intends to manage the rest of his life. In the podcast of the ZDFthe 2014 world champion announces that he will not live in Germany and prefers to keep his house in Spain where he will reside with his family.
Kroos's strong words on migrants
While this choice can be attributed to the fact that the former midfielder, who has just said goodbye to football, feels much more attached to the country where he lived the best days of his career, the motivations are quite different. Indeed, to explain his decision to live in Spain for the rest of his life, Toni Kroos blames the notorious insecurity in Germany due to mass immigration. Without mincing his words, the former Bayern Munich player confides in the podcast "Lanz & Precht" that his country " is no longer the country it was 10 years ago due to mass immigration."
Along the same lines, Toni Kroos states that " the issue of mass immigration has become a matter of growing concern and the feeling of security has disappeared. "According to him, the problem of mass immigration was "constantly present" in Germany and that it had become too "uncontrolled", before qualifying his remarks by acknowledging that some immigrants were good people, but that " If we cannot distinguish them from those who are not good for us, it will eventually become difficult. The attitude of the Germans will then become more and more divided. ".
Today, Toni Kroos believes that Spain is the country where he feels much more comfortable and where he is not "afraid to see his daughter go out after 11pm", which is not possible in a big German city. Opposite, Markus Lanz, host of the podcast, agrees with Kroos, indicating that "There are problems everywhere. There are too many people, there are too many people" and people should not be called racist because they talk about it.
The worrying figures in Germany
In any case, the former German international's remarks come at a time when the issue of migrants is at the heart of debates in Europe, particularly in France, where players are uniting against the extremism that is seeking to take power. While a few rare people try to understand Kroos, many do not understand how such remarks can be made when diversity is advocated.
It is worth noting that according to the latest figures published by the German federal government, foreign migrant suspects are responsible for almost 6 out of 10 violent crimes in Germany. Although they represent around 14.6% of the population, foreign migrants are responsible for 58.5% of all violent crimes. In any case, we are unlikely to forget the former midfielder who has just hung up his boots any time soon. With his categorical positions, this promises to be a juicy and controversial topic
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