Because of old iron – sport

One can assume that Angela Merkel approaches her last day of work in the Chancellery the way it should be for a serious person: Submit the last expense report, tidy up your workplace, write a slightly sentimental farewell email to everyone and finally the closer circle to a glass of champagne and Ask cheese crackers. The head of government is just one of many greats from politics, sports and entertainment who are quitting their jobs this year. The same applies to national coach Jogi Löw, although in his case it is not yet clear where and when the national team’s beer sponsor has to provide a keg for his colleagues. Ideally, in the late evening of July 11th in London – then Germany would have contested the European Championship final.

But unfortunately not all farewells are as harmonious as that of amateur striker Orhan Akkurt, who has shot everything in the ground in the past 15 years and therefore enjoys cult status not only with his previous clubs in the greater Munich area. They like him everywhere, also outside of Pullach, Großhadern, Heimstetten and Ismaning. Now he is stopping and you can’t quite imagine how he is tidying up his workplace: The penalty rooms on the Bayern league pitches have been orphaned for months because of Corona. There is nothing lying around that the “Torhan” has to dispose of.

Many people are thinking about their retirement these days, so music producer Dieter Bohlen, creator of the gripping sports hymn “You Can Win If You Want”, should seriously consider living on Mallorca in the future after leaving “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” . “I have everything I need, the sun is shining, nobody is annoying,” he announced via Instagram. The nice thing about it: Even Bohlen doesn’t annoy anyone when he’s on the island. A win-win-if-you-want situation, so to speak.

Neymar is already planning career after career: from football to poker professional

Speaking of nerves: Neymar is also planning for the time after his active career. A career as – no, not an actor – but a professional poker player. His current contract talks with Paris St. Germain show that he has the necessary talent. His negotiating position was not so good recently, nighttime console game excesses and reality TV marathons (“Big Brother Brazil”) had even called sports psychologists on the scene in France. The critics fell silent at the latest on Tuesday at the Neymar gala against Bayern. And finally, PSG makes more money just by selling its bodies than planks with royalties.

Sascha Mölders apparently also senses a deal in it, the lion striker has just opened his online fan shop, in which there is, for example, a T-shirt on which he is shown with his spectacular goal by pulling sideways against Verl: the jersey facing up slipped, that scene gave a clear view of what the Austrian calls “Gösser muscle”. Mölders had the words “Die Wampe von Giesing” printed on the shirt without further ado. Self-irony is a fine quality. And because things are going so well, the 36-year-old recently postponed the end of his career indefinitely. After all, he’s always compared to Zlatan, 39, and he’s still a long way from finished.

Or is it? Recently there have been rumors that Ibrahimovic is facing a three-year ban because he owns shares in a Swedish betting company. Oh dear, would that be a tragic farewell for one of the greatest of his craft: No champagne, not even crispbread. But maybe the self-proclaimed God will come back at 42. In any case, Zlatan is not a type for farewell e-mails.

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