Ardour for soccer is aware of no age
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to be taking part in within the European Soccer Championship at virtually 40 years of age. Among the gamers in OB soccer are a lot older. FV Ettlingenweier had the Baden Championship on the weekend, with a profitable end result.
Recreation scene from the ladies’s match over 32 FVE in opposition to SSV Vogelstang. The Ü footballers didn’t let the wet climate cease them and performed some good soccer regardless of the deep pitches.
Photograph: Nils Lösel
On the age of 39, Portuguese soccer famous person Cristiano Ronaldo is at present taking part in on the European Championships in Germany.
His compatriot Pepe is even older and was 41 when he performed in his nation’s group recreation in opposition to Turkey on Saturday. He’s the oldest participant ever to seem within the European Soccer Championship.
The rival golf equipment Ettlingenweier and Bruchhausen change into a staff for folks over 50 years
Peter Scholven and Jörg Scherer can solely smile on the ages of the celebs. Even at 63 and 61 years of age, they’re nonetheless on the ball Not acknowledged on the European Championships, however a minimum of on the Baden championship in overseas soccer.
It was held for the primary time on Saturday on the FV Ettlingenweier sports activities fields, across the similar time as Portugal’s group recreation. A complete of 19 groups performed for the cups in 5 age teams, though seven final minute cancellations throughout the week spoiled the general impression.
“I used to be simply itching to play once more,” says Scherer, who, as sports activities director at FVA Bruchhausen, follows the video games off the sphere moderately than on the sphere. Particularly because the day of the competitors was fairly powerful for the seniors.
“The breaks are brutal, I’d have most well-liked if we went via,” stated goalkeeper Scholven, given the wet climate. Till just a few years in the past, Scholven was nonetheless lively because the goalkeeping coach of the state league staff FV Ettlingenweier. At the least on the finish of the event day the sky cleared slightly.
It’s historic that Scholven and Scherer are on the sphere collectively. Simply as within the over 40 age group, the 2 rival golf equipment from Bruchhausen and Ettlingenweier have shaped a syndicate within the over 50 age group.
With success, thoughts you, because the newly established over 40s have been in a position to crown themselves the winners of the competitors with out conceding a purpose.
Ettlingenweier celebrates the Baden championship along with his over 32 staff
Patrick Tohn was additionally in a position to maintain the trophy in his arms this night. The captain of the over 32 staff was in a position to defend final yr’s title along with his staff. By successful the South German championship, the FVE even performed for the German championship in Berlin final October.
“After all that is the purpose once more, we’ve got a sporting ambition,” says Dennis Kunschner (35). Even after his lively profession, he, like teammate Lars Kaufmann (41), can not think about life with out soccer. It is the “enjoyable of this venture and the camaraderie” that drives him, Kaufmann says.
“There’s hype about this staff within the membership in the mean time, we wished to carry it with us and due to this fact maintain the championship right here,” says Simone Wein, board member of FV Ettlingenweier. The girl of the FVE for every little thing didn’t miss the chance to play herself on her thirty seventh birthday.
“We’re all nonetheless within the temper for soccer,” she says. And on the celebration, as afterwards the titles of the championships and the birthday of the wine have been appropriately displayed within the pageant tent.