A group of entrepreneurs and footballers is planning a World Cup for former national players. So will Sami Khedira and Bastian Schweinsteiger be playing for Germany again soon? About a retro-romantic idea that is very current again.
Seen? The Rabona by Dani Olmo against Union Berlin? Cross with the free leg behind his own supporting leg, header Benjamin Sesko, goal. 3-0 for Leipzig. Was then conceded for offside. But it was still the most discussed goal of the last Bundesliga weekend. Not because Sesko’s offside position was controversial. But because the template was so beautiful. And so rare in modern professional football, which can sometimes come across as quite humorless.