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in The end, he is stuck with a mischievous Smile, one of the large format photos under the Arm and disappears in the Elevator. For once, he's not the Star, based with a strict view and by pressing the cross, there is an Aura of inviolability around themselves. This evening Granit Xhaka looks short like an ordinary 27-Year-old, hangs out with buddies.

The Swiss football Association has organized a small Celebration to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the world champion title to his U-17. The pictures in the Letzigrund exuberant Teenagers are shown, where the world is open to you. Also, Kofi Nimeley and Robin Veccchi to see. In the photos you play in the same national team as Xhaka, you are as he is young player of FC Basel. But only Xhaka manages to then make the leap to the pros.

Kofi Nimeley in the Jersey of Locarno during the Cup duel with FC Thun 2013. (Photo: Michela Locatelli/fresh focus)

Vecchi changes from the Basel U-21 short in the Amateur football. Nimeley, who started as a Swiss Captain in the world Cup adventure in Nigeria, tries to keep his career alive, he hires at Locarno in the Challenge League and descends. Both disappear quietly from the field of view of the Public, to listen to the football .

you are a team leader or CEO

the paths of The three champion of the world separate. And yet the similarities remain. The will to achieve something. The hardness against himself, too. "We are used to it that we always want to be the Best," says Robin Vecchi. And Kofi Nimeley notes: "The passion that I had in the Sport, I have to be disciplined in the Job:, easy to time to enforce."

"Xhaka always had this one percent, this bite more than I can."Kofi Nimeley

It's amazing how similar Vecchi and Nimeley describe. Both of them work daily from 10 to 16 hours. And where is the other 27-Year-old still looking for the meaning of your life, make a career. Nimeley has as a team leader of a brokerage firm, 35 employees among themselves. Vecchi is CEO of his own fitness company with 50 employees. Difficult to say whether you made the football to what they are. Or whether your investment was, you can U-17 world champion has.

Why is it then not for the next step, is enough, for those that Xhaka seemingly with ease? Also, since Nimeley and Vecchi agree. Lacked a little – but it is exactly this little bit, the Xhaka from Talent to being a regular player in the Premier League tyres. "He always had this one percent, this bite more than me," acknowledges Nimeley ungrudgingly. "Granite mental has always been stronger."

"It hurts, what he experienced"

Where Xhaka is experiencing at his Club, Arsenal currently have just what is referred to Roth as "the other side of the coin". He suffers, as well as Nimeley with the former team-mates, if Xhaka in London of the own Fans booed. Wherein Nimeley has fallen on the social media even in the Infight, in order to defend Xhaka: "It hurts me when I see what he's experiencing."

"I know a few of the guys better than some family members."Kofi Nimeley

Anyway, Nimeley is still closer to his old life as a football Talent. While Vecchi has a little more in touch with his old teammates, is Nimeley still connected with many: "We have played together for a long time – I know a few of the guys better than some family members."

And while Vecchi has discovered with the trendy Crossfit is a new Sport for themselves, want to go back Nimeley in the game of football. A football school in Zurich to be running already. To do this, he wants to help 2020, with a consultation platform for young footballers to create the breakthrough that he has been denied.

The reunion of the champion is short. After an hour of the night eat on the program. But not for Granit Xhaka. He is now already to late for the program of the national " A " team, as he rises with the team photo from the year 2009 in the Lift of the Letzigrunds.

He may be a Star and a millionaire. But time itself is not divided, he is allowed to. Nimeley and Vechi go out to eat.

Created: 14.11.2019, 14:11 PM