“Henry Kissinger’s Love for Football and Political Reflections”

A climb from Greuther Fürth to the hundredth? The wish of the former US Secretary of State remains unfulfilled. In return, you learn from him what problems football and politics have in common.

AEven on the hundredth, a heart’s desire remains unfulfilled. The game association Greuther Fürth as the German soccer champion, has this longing Henry Kissinger already carried in when he was a few years younger and the Franks temporarily kicked in the Bundesliga. On the occasion of his 100th birthday this Saturday, the former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner must be happy that the Fürth team were no longer involved in the relegation battle of the second division on the last day of the game.

only the 1. FC Nurembergwho also owns a part of Kissinger’s football heart, could still get it. The “Club” must be in Paderborn on Sunday (3.30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the second Bundesliga and at Sky) or at most hope for a draw by Arminia Bielefeld at 1. FC Magdeburg in order not to slip to the relegation place. Born in Fürth, Kissinger will follow the decision directly via the Internet. In the past, as America’s chief diplomat, he always had to wait until members of the Federal Republic’s embassy told him the soccer results. Kissinger admitted that if German-American relations weren’t the best, he wouldn’t have gotten the results until the Tuesday after the day of the game.