Illustration: Anna Haifisch
A friend, let’s call him Manu, is very superstitious. And he’s a tennis fan. A fatal combination. When Roger Federer was still playing, not working full time, he sat on the spacious terrace of his second home – a luxury apartment in a high-rise complex called Le Rêve – and enjoyed Dubai’s Four Seasons sunshine ( “It’s not about money or luxury, we feel very good here!” He once told a magazine), Manu was a big fan of Bebbi’s ball wizard.
– I am downloading Qatar
Our author wants to boycott the World Cup. In order not to weaken, he trusts in the deterrent effect of a Panini painting.
Max Küng (The magazine)