Toni Kroos Receives 'State Order of Merit' As Greifswald Is Renamed 'Krooswald'
- Toni Kroos received the 'State Order of Merit' in Greifswald, his hometown, which was temporarily renamed 'Krooswald' for the event.
- The ceremony was held at Volksstadion, where Kroos began his youth career at age seven.
- Minister-President Manuela Schwesig attended the event, praising Kroos's foundation work supporting needy children and families across Germany.
- Kroos retired from professional football in 2024, having achieved 34 major trophies and being a key player in Germany's 2014 FIFA World Cup win.
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What football is like. And let’s not say in Spain, where it continues to rumble in the troubled neurons of the fans—for bad in the case of the followers of Real Madrid, for worse in that of the non-madridists and for good in that of the anti-madridists—the impact caused by the withdrawal of Toni Kroos (Greifswald, Germany, 35 years old).
Toni Kroos receives State Order of Merit at Greifswald, hometown renamed temporarily in his honour - The Tribune
As per a report from Sport1, as quoted by Goal.com, the ceremony took place at Volksstadion, where the now-retired 35-year-old started his youth career at the age of seven with Greifswalder FC.
From Greifswald becomes "Krooswald" for a weekend. Thus the Hanseatic city pays respect to the world champion of 2014. In his birth town Toni Kroos got the highest Order of Merit of the federal state.
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