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Toni Kroos

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Long-time national player and 2014 world champion Toni Kroos is returning to the German national football team.

The DFB and the Real Madrid star announced this on Instagram.

“Guys, short and painless: I will play for Germany again from March,” wrote Kroos: “Why?

Because I was asked by the national coach, I'm up for it and I'm sure that a lot more is possible with the team at the European Championships than most people currently believe!

More soon at SPIEGEL.de.

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