“We don’t know if we’ll see the day tomorrow.”
Wladimir Klitschko said this goose bumps sentence Saturday on BILD on TV as naturally as if he were talking about a box fight.
But Vladimir and his brother Vitali, the mayor of Kiev, are fighting for their lives, for their country and for Western values. So also for us.
It’s difficult to explain “normally” the situation in the Bundesliga.
Don’t get me wrong! Of course the games should take place. Anything else would not help Ukraine. Of course, everyone can be happy about their team’s victories or angry about defeats.
If the league shows the flag, all the better!
The Allianz Arena in the Ukrainian colors. An anti-war poster held up by the players of Fürth and Cologne. Protests from fans, black ribbons, a minute’s silence. All good and right.
And Schalke removing the Putin sponsor from the jersey was overdue. Better late than never.
However, the war right on our doorstep puts almost everything in our lives into perspective. Including the Bundesliga results.
Otherwise I would have B. written at this point …
… the relegation situation of Stuttgart and Hertha has become even more dramatic. No she is not! Drama is somewhere else right now. In the worst case, both will soon be playing in the second division (can be nice, see HSV, Werder and Schalke). Or Hertha boss Bobic dismisses the completely overwhelmed coach Korkut beforehand. Regardless, everyone involved will survive.
… the Dortmunders are thrown into chaos today if they go bankrupt in Augsburg. No, chaos is somewhere else right now. And whether Erling Haaland will stay with BVB is an exciting but not a fateful question for the Bundesliga.
A thousand times more important is that the Klitschkos and Ukraine survive their desperate struggle. All that remains is hope and prayer.
