In the photos, you can see Michael Schumacher indulging in another former passion, in addition to his great moments and awards on the field, on the football field.
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What kind of soccer player would Michael Schumacher have been?
After the season ended, the icon of Formula 1 was often disconnected from football, which had been his passion since his youth, writes the Bors.
The German star was a dedicated supporter of 1. FC Köln and regularly played football himself whenever he could.
He took part in charity matches of F1 drivers, including the 2004 “Fight Against Poverty” event in Madrid, where he played alongside legends such as Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham.
Later, after settling in Switzerland, he continued to play football as a certified player for FC Echichens’ reserve team, which shows how seriously he took the sport.
Pavel Nedved, the former Ballon d’Or star, once said:
Schumacher was not only a brilliant driver, but also a great football player.
The world champion star himself never hid that if he hadn’t chosen car racing, he probably would have fulfilled himself in football. But unfortunately, he can no longer indulge in any of his passions. For many years, hardly anything has been known about the former Formula 1 legend, who had a serious skiing accident in 2013.
