The contract extension with Nico Schlotterbeck is of enormous significance. He is of great value to us, both as a player and as a person. And Nico, in turn, knows exactly what he has in our club.
It's obviously an extremely tragic situation for Marc; it would have been his turn now. That something so dramatic would come from such a simple action as a normal pass. Looking at his history with the national team, it would have been his turn now.
After what will be 73 years, spanning four FIFA World Cup triumphs and three European Championships, the iconic relationship between Germany's biggest sporting brand and one of football's most decorated national teams will come to an end.
