It bleeds the heart, if athletes need to stretch their winning trophy in front of empty grandstands, as high as, most recently, the basketball players of Alba Berlin. And this Saturday (20.00 h in the F. A. Z.-Liveticker of the German DFB Cup, the German ARD and Sky) will make it to the Cup final, the footballers are not much better. Even sadder, only farewells. Who ended, of all places, of these days his career is brought to a well-deserved Party.

Alt-scorer Mario Gomez has managed at least, to celebrate the farewell with one last match for VfB Stuttgart. And, perhaps, should football-Oldie Claudio Pizarro will try on Monday again for Werder Bremen his luck, before he passed, still, what’s with this cheerful man. A last bath in the crowd would be more appropriate.

fortunately, the end of always the last impression. What matters is the whole picture. The Good people leave traces of the afterglow of your brilliance, echoes of encounters, memories of a glimpse into her soul. And it is sure that you will be missing. Comfort can at this point, the football-butcher of the week: Everything has an end only the sausage has two.