“Sunderland, ’til I die” is the name of a popular football documentary – because the traditional English club FC Sunderland not only has unrestricted passion, they also cultivate rough morals – Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, who was loaned out by Bayern Munich, had to experience this painfully.
Infected with Corona: Bayern Munich’s goalkeeping talent Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (23) actually only wanted to gain match practice in the third English division, but his commitment to the British Isles ended in a nightmare. After Hoffmann was initially a regular keeper and played 20 games, he fell ill with Corona. “At the turn of the year I got infected and that changed everything,” said the goalkeeper of the “Bild” newspaper.
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Positive on the pitch: What follows afterwards sounds incredible: “When I came back after seven days of quarantine, it went right back into the goal – although the quick test was still slightly positive. I had to play with Corona!” Despite the illness, Hoffmann trained with his teammates and rode in the team bus as usual. But the corona infection also affected his performance. “From the second game onwards, the symptoms became more severe, hardly anything worked. I told the club management that I cannot help the team at the moment and that I need to be examined more closely. But that was misreceived.” Because nothing came of it.
Examinations denied: “After the infection, there were neither examinations of the heart nor the lungs. There weren’t even quick tests done before the games,” Hoffmann told the “Bild”: He was afraid of catching a myocarditis like Alphonso Davies or Rune Jarstein and had himself examined in Munich. That didn’t go down well in Sunderland. After that, the 23-year-old was out and didn’t play for the club anymore. Hoffmann returns to FC Bayern for the first time in the summer. He wants to be loaned out to the second division. There should already be talks with Eintracht Braunschweig.
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06/11/2022 | 8:45 p.m
