The Euro 2024 finals will feature several…
The 2024 European Football Championship finals will bring down the curtain on the international careers of many of the game’s stars after many years of contribution to their teams, fans and the competition.
These players are expected to pave the way for emerging youngsters and pass the torch in future tournaments. Canada and Mexico.
The 5 best players to play in the European Cup for the last time:
- Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo
Spanish coach Roberto Martinez has placed his trust in veteran star Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old) to lead the Portuguese national team.
This edition will be the sixth European Championship in CR7’s career and the 11th overall in the major competitions, as the last top scorer (14 goals) wants to strengthen his record.
Although he did not specify whether the current tournament would be his last or whether it would continue until the 2026 World Cup, he is about to turn 43, so his chances of taking part in a seventh tournament seem unlikely. Criticize the leadership of the offensive line in this edition.
Ronaldo scored 44 goals and provided 13 assists in 45 matches for Al Nasr Saudi Arabia last season.
- German Toni Kroos
Not only will this be Kroos’ (34-year-old) last game at international level, but the Spanish Real Madrid midfielder shocked football fans by announcing his permanent retirement on May 21, ending his career with a sixth Champions League title. League (5 titles with Real Madrid and one title) with Bayern Munich, hoping to finally win an international title with the “Manschaft”.
Kroos made his debut for the national team in 2010 in a friendly against Argentina in a clean sheet.
The “beautiful” player played a key role in Brazil’s 2014 World Cup win over Germany thanks to his creativity in midfield, his vision, balls and free-kicks and corners.
He retired from international football after England’s exclusion from the 2021 European Cup finals, but called it quits earlier this year.
Kroos will bring down the curtain on his career at home and among the fans as one of the players with the most titles, including 23 titles with Real Madrid.
- French Olivier Giroud
Giroud (aged 37) left the French national team after scoring 57 goals in 133 international matches to become the top goalscorer in Roosters history. Although he did not score a single goal at the 2018 World Cup, where his country were crowned champions, he is regarded as a key part of this success thanks to his activity and support for the strikers.
He scored 4 goals in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and contributed to his country’s national team losing to Argentina on penalties and reaching the finals. He joined Los Angeles after his contract with Italian club Milan expired. “I still have two good years in my football career,” he said, but “it’s over for the French national team, I believe.”
- Croatian Luka Modric
In the year From 2008 to 2017, he was the best player in the world and is the only player to win the Ballon d’Or award for Messi and Ronaldo. In Russia.
Modric (38) is the most capped player with Croatia (currently 175) so the international is expected to announce his retirement after the European Cup.
He recently extended his contract with Spanish club Real Madrid by one year, keeping him with them until the summer of 2025. Despite his age, he continues to be Croatia’s main player in the midfield.
- German Manuel Neuer
Goalkeeper Neuer, 38, has been sidelined since Germany’s disappointing 2022 World Cup campaign with a fractured foot suffered in skiing practice.
He didn’t play much against Bayern Munich during their disastrous season in which they won the league title, but he is coming back to play their last European Championship at home. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of round-robin football, he has played in his last two friendlies, a goalless draw against Ukraine and a 2-1 win over Greece.
He wore the “Machines” shirt in 119 international matches, including 49 clean sheets, and played an important role in winning the 2014 World Cup.
After many disappointments and criticisms due to his repeated errors since his return from injury, he hopes to end his international career on a high note for his fans.
