Heinrich Kwiatkowski in 1954, Andreas Möller and Frank Mill in 1990, and now Mats Hummels, Roman Weidenfeller, Kevin Grosskreutz and Erik Durm: Borussia Dortmund have another four World Cup among the ranks! And the World Cup winning goal in Germany’s 1-0 win over Argentina was scored by a player from Borussia Dortmund’s youth scheme: Mario Götze.

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“The moment Mario scored the goal in the final and my goal against France in the quarterfinals“ – these memories will last a lifetime for Mats Hummels, who has grown into a key player for Germany. Roman Weidenfeller raved: “The World Cup was an unbelievable adventure that ended with us winning the title. As a child, I would never have dreamed to lift this trophy. When our wives and children joined us on the pitch after the final whistle, it was a moment of perfect happiness and joy.”

Along with Mats Hummels (in the centre-back category) Marco Reus was included in the ranks of the Bundesliga’s “World Class” performers by Kicker magazine. And in the opinion of the Bundesliga captains, the readers of Kicker and the magazine 11 FREUNDE Reus was also voted the best player of last season.

Sebastian Kehl entered his final year of professional football, but his time as captain of Borussia Dortmund was already coming to an end. The 34-year-old, BVB’s most senior player, stepped down as skipper to make way for a successor Mats Hummels “whom I will give my full support in the coming months.”