‘I thought I was going to die’: Toby Alderweireld reveals why he ended his Belgium career
FILE - Belgium's Toby Alderweireld during the Nations League soccer match between Belgium and Wales at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Geert Vanden Wijngaert]
BRUSSELS (AP) — Former Belgium and Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld has revealed that he decided to end his international career after thinking he was “going to die”. The 35-year-old Alderweireld still plays for Royal Antwerp in the Belgian league. He quit international soccer in March 2023 after winning 127 caps. He was part of the so-called “Golden Generation” of players who finished third at the 2018 World Cup. He also took part in the 2014 and 2022 editions.
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