Lukas Podolski announced his retirement from professional football in March 2017. German footballer world champion in Brazil 2014 after the victory in the final against Argentina, he did it in a big way: at the age of 31 and 130 games with his team, being the third with the most appearances behind Lothar Matthaus and Miroslav Klose.
Since then, the former striker has participated in different tribute meetings and benefit tournamentsthat even he himself organized as the Schauinsland Travel Cup, a championship where sports figures, music, art and gastronomy are mixed. However, his passion played a trick on her and He was in the news for an unusual expulsion.
In the images that went viral, Podolski can be seen committing an offense that led to a penalty against him, the third of the game. This caused the anger of the 37-year-old manwho protested very loudly to the referee. The referee, after receiving his insults, did not hesitate and expelled him. The meeting had turned violent, a situation that heated the spirits of the former Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Inter footballer, among others.
Not satisfied with it, and completely removed, off the pitch he continued to protest and even assaulted the judge with a water bottle. This caused the referee himself to leave the stadium. The entire sequence was followed live not only by dozens of people who were watching the 7-a-side football match on the field, but by hundreds of viewers as it is a furor event in the German winter.
The former soccer player played in the semifinals of the charity tournament that he himself organized with the Gornik Zabrze, his current team, and which included five other European casts. The match ended in defeat against Red and white food, who would later be the champion. However, Podolski’s cast had the consolation prize by beating in the duel for third and fourth place FC Kaan Marienborn.
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