😅 Lothar rolls the dice: The 11 nominees for Football Quote of the Year | OneFootball

What's as clear as dumpling broth? Right, that the Football Quote of the Year will be crowned again this year. Yesterday, the German Academy for Football Culture announced the eleven nominees for the year 2025.

Of course, a Lothar Matthäus quote has also made it into the shortlist. Here are all the lyrical masterpieces.

1. Keven Schlotterbeck: "The crux of the shit is that we stand here today with zero points."

After the 0:2 defeat of Augsburg against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

2. Mats Hummels: "It's about the same as trying to keep coalition negotiations or government talks in general to yourself when the FDP is at the table."

About the leaked dismissal of Roma coach Ivan Juric.

3. Marco Rose: "There is nothing more pointless than racism."

After hostilities against his then player Loïs Openda.

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4. Nils Petersen: "I used to watch for 80 minutes, now 90."

Looking back at his role as top joker.

5- Klara Bühl: "Hopefully with eleven!"

In response to the question of how the DFB team intends to approach the semi-final match against Spain - previously they played two games for a long time with fewer players

6. Ann-Katrin Berger: "I love it when my team tests me a little."

About her spectacular save in the European Championship quarter-finals against France.

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7. Dominik Salz: "My goosebumps had goosebumps."

About his own professional debut at 37 years old with Karlsruher SC.

8. Fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach: "Thousands of dead in Qatar – let's vote for the same shit again."

Regarding the DFB's vote that leads to the hosting of the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

9. David Raum: "Maybe he felt comfortable on my calf and wanted to do a stability exercise."

About a foul by Florian Wirtz.

10. Miroslav Klose: "Maybe there should also be a footballer in the basement."

After Nuremberg's 1:3 defeat against 1. FC Köln.

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11. Lothar Matthäus: "Then the dice will be rolled again."

About the goalkeeper situation of the national team after the return of Marc-André ter Stegen.

You can also vote yourself on the page of the German Academy for Football Culture. We'll take a dip in the ice bath in the meantime. Per Mertesacker loves this sentence.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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