Kroos surpasses Scholz and Nagelsmann. He is Person of the Year according to German Playboy

In 2024, Germany saw many political events, but it seems all the attention of the Germans was focused on sports, and it was a person from this world who was recognized as the person of the year by the famous magazine Playboy.

Details: According to a public opinion survey conducted by the Norstat Institute on behalf of Playboy, 17% of respondents chose former Germany national team midfielder and Real Madrid player Toni Kroos. Interestingly, the top 10 nominees were all athletes, with no politicians or representatives from other fields.

NBA star Dennis Schroeder (10 per cent), German head coach Julian Nagelsmann (9.5 per cent), Olympic 400m freestyle champion Lucas Mertens (9 per cent) and another German national team representative Florian Wirtz (8 per cent) also made the top five.

Reminder: Kroos previously won the Golden Player Award. The 34-year-old midfielder decided to retire after Euro 2024.