1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,240 AT THE 2004 UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 297 PLAYERS TOOK TO THE FIELD. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,400 TODAY, TWO OF THEM ARE STILL PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS: 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,040 CRISTIANO RONALDO AND… 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,120 But honestly, I don't look 40, do I? 7 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:17,920 What do you think? Do I look 40? 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:20,280 Okay. 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:22,480 Is this shit ready? 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,000 -Everything okay? -Sound too? 11 00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:26,200 Yes. 12 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:27,880 I'm Lukas Podolski. 13 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,040 And we're shooting something awesome right now. 14 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,160 When I watch documentaries like this, I think it's just always the same thing. 15 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:41,480 The career is examined… 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:45,600 …throw in some highlights clips. 17 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,040 Lukas Podolski, that's his position! 18 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,760 Like 80% of you, I scratch my balls sometimes too. 19 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,120 And that's all right. 20 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,320 And every now and then, something personal happens. 21 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:58,760 Mine, mine, mine… 22 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:02,360 Such a little baby. 23 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,240 Then all the coaches speak. 24 00:01:05,320 --> 00:01:09,040 Jogi Löw, Thomas Müller, Toni Kroos, Bastian Schweinsteiger… 25 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,840 -Hello. -Oliver Kahn. 26 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:11,880 The teammates. 27 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,680 25 cameras and then: talk. 28 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:16,920 -The left foot. -Left foot. 29 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,840 -Left foot. -The best left foot. 30 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,600 Podolski! Crazy! I'm freaking out here! 31 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,280 -Power. -Assertiveness. 32 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:25,920 Mentally very stable. 33 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,720 Nice play. Podolski! 34 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,480 He could score goals from anywhere. 35 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,000 -World champion. -130 games. 36 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:32,080 A legend. 37 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,080 Podolski. Great stuff from Germany. 2-0. Magnificent football. 38 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,760 That is for me what makes a great player. 39 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,560 There's never anything in them that you didn't already know. 40 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,400 And I have to say, that's a bit boring. 41 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,120 Is that so? Really? 42 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:49,040 -Well then. -All right. 43 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,400 I took time out especially for this. You can kiss my… 44 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,200 Too bad. I had a lot to say. 45 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,240 I think for this one we could hear from other people too. 46 00:01:58,320 --> 00:01:59,920 They can answer questions about me. 47 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,320 THE KIT MANAGER 48 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:02,760 Sure, family is important. 49 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,080 "Mrs. Podolski, what a grandson you have!" 50 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,600 He says he can play for another five years. 51 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,480 THE FATHER 52 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,520 If he finds out, he'll kill me. 53 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:15,680 THE SISTER 54 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,360 I'd love to hear a few things from your aunt too. 55 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,800 Uh, yeah, sure, I mean… 56 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,320 You can't go wrong there. 57 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,760 Uh, then the other aunt is going to say: 58 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,600 "Why didn't you ask me? Why only one aunt?" 59 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,040 THE ONE AUNT 60 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:31,960 Hello. 61 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:32,880 THE OTHER AUNT 62 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,120 Join me… 63 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,120 Come in, I'll show you my new home. 64 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,920 All for the film, all for the documentary. We need a bit of drama. 65 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,320 Let's see what comes out of it. 66 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:45,400 Full speed ahead. 67 00:02:45,920 --> 00:02:47,240 Lukas Podolski! 68 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:48,920 -Positively crazy. -He needs action. 69 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,040 That's how he is. I don't know him any other way. 70 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,240 I never stop. You snooze, you lose. 71 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:03,840 BERGHEIM, GERMANY 72 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:05,480 This is where I grew up. 73 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,040 -Camera rolling? -Rolling. 74 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,640 Okay, and action. 75 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,120 PARENTAL HOME 76 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,600 -Oh! -Hello. 77 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,000 Wonderful. 78 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,160 I think it would be a cool thing to do, 79 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:29,520 the family interview. 80 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,120 Where everyone sits together and talks. 81 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,440 Because that's when the real stories will come out. 82 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:38,400 Why are you laughing? 83 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,320 "Oh, yeah, back then, that's right." 84 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,120 Black hair. 85 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:47,680 Beautiful pictures. 86 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,360 My family includes my mum, Krysia. 87 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:53,640 Uh, here. 88 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,760 -Show us. -Mum playing handball. 89 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,720 -Oh, that's nice. -Number 6. Here. 90 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,600 My dad, Waldemar. 91 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,680 Yes. Hey, hey. 92 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,000 -What is it? -Look here! 93 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:05,840 No, no, no, no, no. 94 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,080 That was when I became a pro. He was celebrating. 95 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,160 -First professional contract. -Show me. 96 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,040 You can't show pictures like that. 97 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,880 My sister, Justina. 98 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:20,880 Podolski. All of them. 99 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,080 Look at that! 100 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,600 Uh! 101 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:30,640 -My God, we were so young. -Jesus Christ. Gigolo! 102 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,840 Yes, we're a little bit crazy. 103 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,080 Yes, positively crazy. 104 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,840 Positively crazy. 105 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,640 All four of us shared the same bath water. 106 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,680 A full tub, not like one out then filling with fresh water, but… 107 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,760 -First one… -First one in, then the next one. 108 00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:52,600 And it was worse to be the last one. 109 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,160 He always filled the bathtub with a lot of water. 110 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,440 -He wanted to. -And then his mum said, 111 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,760 "Lukas, not so much water." 112 00:05:02,840 --> 00:05:04,960 But he said something very sweet. 113 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:09,160 He said, "Mum, one day you'll have so much water 114 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,400 that you can bathe as much as you want." 115 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:13,840 -And that was kind of… -Yes. 116 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,280 Well, that's how it turned out. 117 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,080 -To this day. -It's how it still is. 118 00:05:18,280 --> 00:05:20,480 KATOWICE, POLAND 119 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,280 -Mama. -Mm-hm. 120 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,280 -Mama. -There. Okay. 121 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:54,920 Yeah? 122 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,440 Elchi, mniam-mniam, pretzel sticks! 123 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,880 Coffee was made by Ella! 124 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,280 Oh! What a good coffee! 125 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,800 -One, two, three. Bravo. -Again… 126 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:15,960 Ella goal! 127 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,440 No! Dad goal! 128 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,720 Our base, our home right now is in Poland. 129 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:31,360 Not that one. 130 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:35,480 That's where we live as a family. That's Monika, me, and the kids. 131 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,800 Dad has to get sauce for Maya. 132 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,440 Louis is already starting to stand on his own two feet. 133 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:46,840 But as for the two girls, Monika and I do the day-to-day stuff. 134 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,800 Monika was always in the background. 135 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,040 She's a bit camera shy. And she always will be. 136 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,880 MONIKA SPEAKS PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME. 137 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,120 Just keep it in mind. I don't know why you stayed here for that. 138 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:02,840 Testing one, two, three. 139 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,360 I think it's important to see that he's not just a footballer. 140 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:10,640 Poldi. 141 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:11,800 But also a dad. 142 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,920 That he has a very loving, gentle, and different side to him. 143 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,520 And that's why I agreed to take part in all of this. 144 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:33,680 I think my daily routine has been the same since I started playing football. 145 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,400 Basically, I train every day. 146 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,960 And then there are the games, either Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday. 147 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,360 You're out of shape. You need to work out a bit more. 148 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,320 Put a bit more effort into it. You need to be more solid, you know? 149 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,440 Okay. Here we go again. 150 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:06,440 Let's go, my friend! 151 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,120 Soberka! I hope you enjoy all the fucking! 152 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,000 Remember, condoms are important. 153 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,720 -Soberka, best of luck! -Thank you! 154 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,560 I'd been thinking about going back to Poland for quite some time. 155 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,000 We're here in the region of Silesia. 156 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,080 The club is based in the town of Zabrze. 157 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,200 Górnik Zabrze. 158 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,200 That's where I'm playing football these days. 159 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:36,880 Zabrze is a working-class town. 160 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,880 The region is known for its pits, for mining, etc. 161 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,800 Normal people, open-minded people. 162 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,040 Sosnica is five minutes from the stadium. It's where my whole family comes from. 163 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,040 I used to go to the stadium with my father and my uncle. 164 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,600 I'd been thinking about going back to the region… to the club 165 00:08:59,680 --> 00:09:00,600 for quite a while. 166 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,200 I promised my grandmother in Poland. 167 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:05,160 World champion. 168 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:06,960 -World champion. -Yes. 169 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,800 -Is it good? -It's good, it's good. 170 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,480 I just feel at home. That's where I come from. 171 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:15,400 I feel comfortable and I love being there. 172 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,280 JULY 2024 173 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,600 It's the first match day of the Polish Ekstraklasa! 174 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:29,320 Lech Poznań welcomes Górnik Zabrze. 175 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:34,040 I've been thinking to myself that it's… my final season. 176 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,960 I'll be 40 this summer. That should be the end of my career. 177 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,080 Then I'll sit down and think about what to do next. 178 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,520 But as for now… it's over. 179 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,920 And you're coming along for the ride. 180 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:03,400 They get fed at six o'clock. These two idiots here. Uh? 181 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:07,840 Come. Come. 182 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,520 I think everyone knows me as a footballer. 183 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,120 Of course that will come up in the documentary. That's logical. 184 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,200 There were some beautiful moments. Many moments. Many goals. 185 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:21,480 COMING UP ON "POLDI" 186 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:23,200 World champions! 187 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:24,480 Defeats. 188 00:10:24,560 --> 00:10:26,640 It will be a very ugly end. 189 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,520 That's all part of it. 190 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,640 A documentary is 90 minutes. 191 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,640 Or shorter or longer. It depends. 192 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:39,360 And 70 to 80% of it is usually just about the footballer 193 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,120 and his achievements. 194 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,880 And only 20% of it, really, is about off the pitch. 195 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,640 If I were to set the direction, I'd flip that around. 196 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:50,440 COLOGNE GERMANY 197 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,560 1.2 million euros, right? 198 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,480 Yeah, let's see. Let's see, let's see what's coming, okay? 199 00:10:58,520 --> 00:10:59,640 Yeah? 200 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,880 Lukas has changed quite a lot in the last ten to 12 years. 201 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,960 People don't expect the person he is. They expect the footballer. 202 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,560 But not Lukas, the businessman, who has evolved in recent years. 203 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,160 This year will probably be my last season. 204 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,600 The last game will be some point in May. 205 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:21,080 I want to develop a collection that will essentially be the final one. 206 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:25,200 This wall here, let's say, is Lukas Podolski's goodbye collection, 207 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,720 created in collaboration with Podolski and the club. 208 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:32,600 LP10-X, Górnik Zabrze logo printed small over here. Or at the neck. 209 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,040 How many items will it be roughly? 210 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,560 -Shall we make a suggestion? -Yes, yes. 211 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,280 I just want to make stuff that looks a bit cooler. 212 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,960 -I'm not into something like this. -Okay. 213 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:45,320 I'd rather go in this direction. 214 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,320 It's a cool cut, cool fabric, and simple, clean logo. 215 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,080 I think this bag is great, I'd buy it. 216 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:55,800 I don't know how well garden gnomes sell. It's a very German product, really. 217 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,920 Yeah, I don't know. Garden gnomes, you know, everyone has them, don't they? 218 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,880 Well, yes, but not one that looks like you. 219 00:12:03,680 --> 00:12:05,760 -Let's do it. -That'd be awesome. 220 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,040 -Let's make one. -Yes? 221 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,560 And then you tell me how many. 222 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,760 And when we know the final price, I'll have it wired to you. 223 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,880 -I'll take care of the rest with the club. -Got it. 224 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,760 Just all off the top of my head. Full speed ahead. 225 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,440 So only five seconds will actually end up in the movie, right? 226 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,760 -From what we just did. -Yes. Absolutely. 227 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,040 All day long he's just thinking about projects and business. 228 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,400 "How can I do this better? Bigger? How can I do even more?" 229 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:36,920 That's just his general attitude. 230 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,400 SPEYER AIRFIELD 231 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,840 There they are again. 232 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:50,800 Yes, heading to the festival after defeat. All for the documentary. 233 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,040 Lukas isn't the type to sleep. 234 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,560 He's not gonna says, "I'm gonna chill for a few hours." 235 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,120 With Lukas, you hit sixth gear from the start, at top speed. 236 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,720 Stop telling people How to run your business 237 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,200 Here we go now! 238 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,120 Hey, Luis! 239 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:06,840 It's my life 240 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:08,600 It's my life 241 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:12,000 -It's my life, my worries -It's my life 242 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,240 -It's my life, my problems -It's my life 243 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,640 Here we go. 244 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:17,720 Hey! 245 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,080 It's my life 246 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:22,480 Over here! 247 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:23,560 It's my life 248 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,680 We built a festival from the ground up. 249 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,280 We've now had over 200,000 visitors. 250 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:30,240 …good examples 251 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,480 Stop telling me How to run your business 252 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,840 Calling sponsors, calling managers, 253 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,880 organising the whole thing, and that. I enjoy it. 254 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,680 Thanks for coming, guys. It was a great show, really. 255 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:43,840 -Hi. Lukas. -Hi. Kevin. Nice to meet you. 256 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,880 -No problem! -All good! 257 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,200 It's my life 258 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:49,560 My wife wants a picture. 259 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,680 -Yes. Fuck yeah. -But without me, okay? 260 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:52,680 Honey, where you at? 261 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,440 -Just this photo. Okay. -One last photo. 262 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:57,880 Thank you, guys. 263 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,440 -All right. Thank you. -Thank you, guys. 264 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,600 -Bye-bye. Thanks for having us. -Thank you! 265 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:06,800 Wake up! Good morning! 266 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:11,560 Two, one… 267 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:12,840 Here we go. 268 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,320 Podolski! Podolski! Podolski! 269 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,320 I have a business called Mangal Döner. 270 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,680 Ice Cream United. Together with Christian. 271 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,680 "Come on, let's make ice cream." All right, so we're making ice cream. 272 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,320 And two or three other things that are already underway or in the works. 273 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,200 Go, get a kebab there. 274 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:39,040 There are people who say his kebabs are better than his career these days. 275 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,280 Of course, the goal is to grow all the businesses. 276 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,640 I want 100, 200 stores. That's my goal. 277 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,960 You can often see the surprise on people's faces 278 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,960 when you tell them there's already over 60 stores. 279 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,920 They're probably like, "Holy shit. How has he done that?" 280 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,600 That's a lot, right? What is it that drives you? 281 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,520 If you snooze, you lose. Remember that. If you snooze, you lose. 282 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,440 Everyday I'm hustlin' 283 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,680 Okay, I'll call them. 284 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,480 He's always on the move. 285 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:12,000 Sometimes he travels to Germany for only two or three hours. 286 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,520 I didn't even know that he was here. 287 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,480 And then he's back home in Poland by the evening. 288 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,440 So later I learn he was in Germany at home. 289 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,160 Seven forty-five, white on white That's fuckin' Ross 290 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,800 So my mode is not, like, a one-way street, you know. 291 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:29,680 More like the Shibuya crossing. 292 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,840 I cut 'em wide, I cut 'em long 293 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:34,520 It goes in all directions. 294 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,280 I keep 'em comin' back We keep 'em comin' back 295 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:41,720 Football, business, there's a lot going on. Family life also. 296 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,120 Lots of people coming and going. 297 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,160 There's always a lot going on. Travelling, doing stuff… 298 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,080 I often find myself wondering, why is he still doing so much? 299 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:51,240 Things are going well. 300 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,640 Why are you putting himself through this? But Lukas just keeps going. 301 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,600 Everyday I'm hustlin' 302 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,360 Don't you want to rest at some point? 303 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:04,920 ZABRZE, POLAND 304 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,400 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 1, 2… 305 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,640 Sarapata, damn it, you had four days off! 306 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,520 -Come on! -Come on, come on! 307 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:19,720 New stuff has been added. 308 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,040 What do you think you'll miss when you retire? 309 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,720 When you've been doing this your whole life, 310 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,640 at some point of course you'll miss it. 311 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,040 But I think after a while, like six months or a year, 312 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,920 something new will open up again. 313 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,680 Every change is hard at first. 314 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,320 But you get used to it eventually. 315 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,720 But I'll miss some things, of course. 316 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,160 Getting here, sitting down, drinking tea. 317 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,280 It's just been in the body for over 20 years. 318 00:17:09,360 --> 00:17:11,520 If it suddenly disappears overnight… 319 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,640 I'm actually quite curious to see how I'll react to it, 320 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,080 what it will be like. 321 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,320 -Does that scare you a bit? -No. 322 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,920 "What will be will be" as they say in Cologne. 323 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,640 OCTOBER 2024 324 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,960 HIS FAREWELL MATCH FROM 1. FC COLOGNE TAKES PLACE IN COLOGNE. 325 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,640 THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL BEGAN. 326 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:40,400 When I started playing for FC Cologne, I was ten years old. 327 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,120 Later I moved up to the pros. 328 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,680 That was always my dream. This is my club. 329 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,360 And now Lukas Podolski has returned, 330 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,680 almost 40 years old and still playing professionally. 331 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,280 I wanted to organise a farewell game that would bring these two clubs together, 332 00:17:57,360 --> 00:18:00,040 FC Cologne and my current team, Górnik Zabrze. 333 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:04,520 Both are home clubs for me. 334 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,760 To play one more game against each other. 335 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,360 To play once more in the stadium where everything began for me. 336 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,880 Lukas Podolski, welcome to the Bundesliga. 337 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:22,160 Just 18 years and already a rising star. 338 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,760 He scores an early goal. 339 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,760 To say goodbye, to say thank you for all the support over the years. 340 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,200 Podolski, free kick, it's a goal! 341 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,120 Goal for FC Cologne. Lukas Podolski! 342 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,840 To all the coaches, all the teammates I played with over the years, 343 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:43,720 thank you so much for all the years you welcomed us here. 344 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,040 From me, from my family. 345 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,920 And that's why it's hard to say goodbye. 346 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:35,240 He walked around the stadium, the spectators were cheering his name. 347 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,520 He talked to his people… He didn't want to leave at all. 348 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:42,320 And that's when I realised that this is, like, his living room. 349 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,600 He moves around as if he was born on the pitch. 350 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,280 The thing he loves most is playing football. 351 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,320 Football is a finite thing. 352 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,360 Do you feel it might be over for you at some point soon? 353 00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:00,880 Yes, it's hard to let go. 354 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,080 I'll just see how things are once the season ends. 355 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,840 -Boss! -Good morning. 356 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,640 -Good morning. -Oh, you're in pink today! 357 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,200 Don't film here, it's just chaos! Not here, please! 358 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:25,640 BOARD MEMBER GÓRNIK-ZABRZE 359 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,960 Especially in nice colours today. 360 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:30,760 BOARD MEMBER GÓRNIK-ZABRZE 361 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:33,800 Valentine's Day, Valentine's… Valentine's Day. 362 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:36,120 Our president. 363 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,400 -Shall we go into the middle room? -Yes! 364 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,080 Hi. 365 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,240 How long do you want to play? 366 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:52,400 I don't know, to be honest. 367 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,880 I still haven't made my decision on whether to stop at the end of the season 368 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,520 or carry on for the next. 369 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,440 You haven't made your mind up yet? 370 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:07,400 What do you mean, "made my mind up"? At this moment, my plan is to stop. 371 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,120 So, to discuss the contract details… 372 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,360 Whether it is 500 zloty, 1000, or any other amount… 373 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,800 Today is not the day for these talks? 374 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,680 I like to keep my options open in life. 375 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,080 So we're not filming your last season now? 376 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:25,520 Supposed last season. 377 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:30,480 "SUPPOSED LAST SEASON" 378 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:35,680 My head isn't ready to think: "Okay, in a few weeks it'll all be over." 379 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:39,920 That's why there's no decision yet. 380 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,200 Football is simply the best sport. 381 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:49,760 It's fun and emotional. 382 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,440 It gives you things you don't find in your everyday life. 383 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:54,760 That's why I love it. 384 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,160 It's a drug for me. 385 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,880 If you're looking to replace the emotions you felt on the pitch… 386 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,400 FORMER TEAMMATE 387 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,000 …you'll never find them. 388 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,640 The feeling of the final, whether you win or lose, the atmosphere. 389 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:16,200 Everything that goes with it is over. It won't come back. 390 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:18,640 And there's just nothing out there 391 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,560 that can provide you with the same emotions. 392 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,080 It's not just a job you do. It's a passion. 393 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:31,840 And, naturally, it's very difficult to have to give up a passion forever. 394 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:38,080 Of course there are many questions. What happens when it's over? 395 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:43,920 What will drive you then? Or who am I when it all comes to an end? 396 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,560 Lukas is going through a period of change right now, 397 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,120 where he needs to let go for the time being. 398 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:56,720 And you are just about to observe this new phase of life for him, 399 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,080 which I think he will find very difficult. 400 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,360 Many songs in my head 401 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,360 And the top of my notes 402 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,760 And the singing… 403 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,360 …be my number one 404 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,760 Here, have this one from Daddy. 405 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:20,480 Lukas doesn't open up to other people all that easily. 406 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,080 You really have to spend a lot of time with him 407 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,240 to understand what kind of person he is. 408 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:34,960 -One, two, three. One, two, three. -One, two, three. 409 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,720 You only see the footballer, the funny guy. 410 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,280 Poldi. 411 00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:40,480 Mama! 412 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,760 There is much more to him than all that. 413 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:47,240 Plop! 414 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,120 To understand Lukas as a person and his character, 415 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,160 you also have to take a look at how he grew up, 416 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,880 how he developed, where he came from. 417 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,680 Come on then! Let's go now. 418 00:24:02,360 --> 00:24:05,600 I think that will help to make a lot of things clearer. 419 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,720 POLAND 420 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:18,240 It was the end of November 1987. It was a very difficult time. 421 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,680 Poland is still far from being able to feed itself. 422 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:26,520 The economic development has led to inflation and widespread poverty. 423 00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:32,400 After drastic price increases, many people can no longer even afford their rations. 424 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,760 I don't know exactly how we got to Germany. I was too young. 425 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,840 I've only ever heard the story from my mother and father. 426 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,840 -Passport. -Passport. 427 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,400 Yes, there it is, that's my old passport. 428 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,280 The old Polish passport. 429 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,920 Oh, here, here I am. Mum's visa. 430 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:54,600 -Here. -Look at us. 431 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:01,840 Not everyone was able to come. And my wife got a visa from Holland. 432 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,080 And I got one from Germany. Yes. We did it all secretly. 433 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,440 Who knew about it beforehand? 434 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,480 Only me, my husband, my sister-in-law. 435 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,400 And that was it. No one else. 436 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,680 No one knew. We packed our things in the car. 437 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:21,800 Me with one child and my wife with the other one. 438 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,880 And then we asked ourselves, should we go or not? 439 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:28,880 And then we just went for it. 440 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,360 And so we came here to Bergheim. 441 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:40,480 We moved here for a better life. For the children. 442 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,920 We only brought a few things with us. 443 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,680 We just didn't have anything here. 444 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,360 My father found a job. 445 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,680 My mother started as a cleaner at the school. 446 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:54,680 She cleaned the classrooms and everything. And yes, that's how it all started. 447 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,200 My grandmother took us in. 448 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,080 In the beginning, she was like a second mother to me. 449 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,600 She helped raise me, took care of me. 450 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,800 ROOM 006 MRS. PODOLSKI 451 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,240 Nice. Yes, nice. 452 00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:15,360 You put a jacket on. 453 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,760 -You dressed up for the day, huh? -Yes, today is Sunday. 454 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:26,880 Yeah. 455 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,120 He always was a good guy. 456 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,080 GRANDMA 457 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:34,560 Oh, yes. 458 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,440 He was the youngest member of our family. 459 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,440 You were one year old. 460 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,440 -No, two. Two. Yes. -Yes, one… Two? Yes. 461 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:44,880 Two, yes. 462 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,920 Then you didn't want to go to kindergarten. 463 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,560 You always cried. 464 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:55,600 I didn't like kindergarten. The teacher spoke German the whole time. 465 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,600 And, of course, I didn't understand a word at first. 466 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,760 My grandma, she dropped me off at the door. 467 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:04,080 And then she left. 468 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,880 But I didn't go into the classroom, I went outside. 469 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,520 And I waited there until one, until two, sat on the kerb, 470 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,640 until she came back to pick me up. 471 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,480 -Alone? -Alone, yes. 472 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,520 Some of the kids made fun of me. 473 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:20,920 They said things like, 474 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,800 he doesn't understand the language and so on, but… 475 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:28,400 Learning German as quickly as possible 476 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,040 and adapting to German culture was really important. 477 00:27:32,120 --> 00:27:34,960 Whenever we went out to eat, my parents were always saying, 478 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,760 "Behave yourselves, there are a lot of Germans here". 479 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,880 That happened so often when I was little. 480 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:44,160 Because there were a lot of Germans around and we wanted to show we were fitting in. 481 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,320 The good thing was that we lived in a housing development 482 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,920 where there were 25 different nationalities living. 483 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:54,760 No one cared where you came from. 484 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,880 We just had fun and played football together in the street. 485 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,240 This is how I used to walk to the pitch. 486 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:10,600 He was always with the ball. Always with the ball, even in the bathtub. 487 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,160 Always with the ball. 488 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,160 The ball went everywhere with me. 489 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,360 If my mum sent me out to pick up groceries, 490 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,440 I'd juggle the ball down the stairs, 491 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,320 then walked the whole way with it. 492 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:26,920 When I got the ball from my parents as a present, 493 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,200 I was happy, I was proud. 494 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,680 I even slept with the ball because it was so awesome. 495 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:35,360 No matter the weather… 496 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,640 it made no difference if it was cold or raining. 497 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,400 He came home wet from head to toe. 498 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,360 He was always on the pitch. 499 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,960 That football pitch in Bergheim was a luxury for me, 500 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:50,200 a sense of freedom. 501 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:51,880 I always felt at home there. 502 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,240 That's where I blossomed, it was everything to me. 503 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,440 -What was he like then? -Same as today. Rough. 504 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,080 He was exactly the same as a young boy as he is today. 505 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,680 You had to stand your ground against him because he's solid, tough, 506 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,920 and always shooting with his left foot. 507 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,400 Everyone was afraid of his shot. That was his weapon. 508 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:24,280 We just had a lot of fun. Five on five, six on six, seven on seven. 509 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:26,440 We never stopped playing. 510 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:29,960 Ah, yes! 511 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:32,880 Everyone knew Lukas. And the football pitch was… 512 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:33,920 SISTER 513 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:37,000 …by bike around five, six, seven minutes away. 514 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,240 And my mother would always yell his name. 515 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,280 And word would get around until it reached the pitch. 516 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:46,360 "Lukas, your mother is calling. You have to go home now." 517 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:55,560 You hungry? 518 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,840 I just put them in the freezer. 519 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,280 Pork chops and chicken. 520 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,400 -Okay? -Yeah. 521 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,800 Today we're having new potatoes with dill… 522 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:14,840 Uh… pork chops… 523 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:17,920 -And mushrooms. -Schnitzel! 524 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,200 Schnitzel, well, pork chop. In Poland it's called pork chop. 525 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,240 -Wiener Schnitzel. -Yes. 526 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,320 -You need to add a little butter. -Well, there's the margarine. 527 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,600 -My God, you're driving me crazy. -Now, make it fast. 528 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:41,720 My mother has this mindset where she always wants to do everything perfectly. 529 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:45,960 We both share the same drive. 530 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:47,200 If she loses a key card, 531 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,040 she'll keep searching for it until she finds the thing. 532 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,960 Where others might say, I don't care, I'll just get a new one at the reception 533 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:56,080 or have it blocked, 534 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,840 she keeps searching and tries to find it or… 535 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,760 she's fixing things until they work again. 536 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:07,840 A fighter with a winner's mentality, and that's who I am too. 537 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,360 I was never a fearful person. 538 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,680 Do you think that he got that from you? 539 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:18,040 I think so. 540 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:24,720 I always say that he got almost everything from me. 541 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,280 It was amazing for such a little guy 542 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:36,120 that he was so confident, that he was the one who basically dominated, 543 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,800 even though he was often the smallest and youngest. 544 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:43,480 Of course, he had moments in the game where he passed the ball well, 545 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:47,120 delivered some excellent crosses, and took up the right positions. 546 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,800 He also had a good eye for scoring goals. 547 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:54,440 It was clear to me that we had to try and bring that player to FC Cologne. 548 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,800 From 1995 I was in the youth team at FC Cologne. 549 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:03,040 Anyone who has come this far has the desire to go further. 550 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:06,200 In the end, everyone wants to be a pro. 551 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:11,400 I played for FC Cologne for the U17s and U19s on Sundays. 552 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,560 The games kicked off at eleven. Then I'd leave at three or four 553 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:18,280 and go and play football with my boys down the pitch in my neighbourhood. 554 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,080 Of course we also got up to shit and had fun. 555 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,280 What kind of shit did you get up to? 556 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,920 Quite a bit, yeah. A lot. 557 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,280 Stealing things. Uh… 558 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,320 Once the boys and I broke into a warehouse somewhere. 559 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,320 We also used to sell tickets on the black market back then. 560 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:39,080 We used to get free tickets because we were in the youth team. 561 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,480 And then we'd sell them before the games. There was a black market for it. 562 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,680 Some of the boys in the youth teams didn't live in Cologne, 563 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,040 and so didn't always have the time to travel back on the weekend 564 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,360 to watch the match. 565 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,560 So we bought the tickets from the boys for five marks, ten marks, 566 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:55,960 but then sold them for 20 or 25. 567 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,440 I have to say, Poldi was always tough in negotiations. Always. 568 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:02,560 If he was offered five marks, he would say no, and he wouldn't sell it. 569 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,440 We might have had eight or ten tickets for some games. 570 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:09,360 Well, when you add it all up, it comes to quite a lot. 571 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,320 Plus deposits in the stadium. 572 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,360 Some of us searched the lower tier, some the upper tier. 573 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:19,000 And then he had maybe 10 or 15 cups and exchanged them all in for money. 574 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,880 What did you do with the money? 575 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,280 I don't know, no idea. 576 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,360 He took out all his money, the bills, 577 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,960 fanned them out like this and was like, "Look." 578 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,160 Always like this, with his money, even today. 579 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,520 "You have nothing. Look at mine." He always had money, always. 580 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:40,400 It wasn't like I was bragging about it or spending it like crazy. 581 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,080 He hoarded it. 582 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,680 Frugal, very frugal. 583 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:48,840 And then I would always hide the rest under my clothes in the closet. 584 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:50,800 So my sister wouldn't steal it. 585 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,880 He hoarded it. I spent it. 586 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,160 I think this conviction, this toughness, and everything else, 587 00:33:58,240 --> 00:33:59,640 I learnt from the street. 588 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:03,120 I had the same conviction and toughness with the guys I played with too. 589 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:05,800 And then when I joined up with the pros, 590 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,360 I was ready right from the very first training session, 591 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:11,200 I made it clear right away that I was there to stay. 592 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,000 But then we got changed in the old catacombs. 593 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:24,160 When I walked in, 594 00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:26,840 there's the shirt with the number 36 hanging there. 595 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,920 Everything you dreamed of as a kid is suddenly real 596 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,720 and right in front of you. 597 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,680 It's not a dream any more, the shirt is hanging there, 598 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,960 you put it on and basically walk out onto the pitch with the team. 599 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:41,080 Lukas Podolski, welcome to the Bundesliga. 600 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:42,280 18 years young. 601 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:46,520 Not a minute with the first team, but already a rising star. 602 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,520 I used to stand behind the goal, on the side lines, as a fan. 603 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:55,400 And suddenly you're on the other side, part of it yourself. 604 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:58,800 And I remember thinking, where am I right now? 605 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:04,720 And then the moment arrived, the chance of a lifetime, 606 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,440 to make it at FC Cologne, at his club. 607 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:08,840 Here we go! 608 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:11,960 Podolski! 609 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:13,680 He's got a good left foot. 610 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:17,200 It might have been a surprise for some members of the family, 611 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,720 but it wasn't for me, I always knew he would make it. 612 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:25,720 Lottner. Yes, well done, Podolski! 613 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,640 Do you feel like you're in a fairy tale at the moment? 614 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:33,040 Not really, it's just normal, as always. 615 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:40,120 One day I drove home from work and when I pulled up… 616 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:44,040 I saw that there was a car parked in front of the house. 617 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,240 It was there sitting in my spot, 618 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,000 the spot where I always parked my car. 619 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:51,920 I gave him the keys upstairs and said, 620 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,080 "Come down with me. I have something for you." 621 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,000 He came down, and there was an Audi A4. 622 00:35:57,080 --> 00:36:00,120 He said, that's yours, it's a gift. 623 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,880 He can tell you whether he was happy or not. 624 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,160 "What should I say? Wow, awesome!" 625 00:36:09,240 --> 00:36:12,960 And he hugged me and kissed me and couldn't hold back his tears. 626 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:17,880 Yeah, I don't know. Did I cry? I couldn't tell you. 627 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:25,280 As a worker, it was impossible for me to buy such a car, right? So… 628 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,480 And, all of a sudden, I get this car for free, 629 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:32,880 and an hour later, I was driving straight to Wuppertal. 630 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:39,000 His dad accompanied him 631 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,240 to every training session since he was little. 632 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,000 AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH MONIKA PODOLSKI 633 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,520 As a father, he was definitely authoritarian. 634 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:49,000 But they also are so close that they call each other every day 635 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:50,800 and tell each other everything. 636 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,320 The two of them have a very strong bond. 637 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,720 I must have inherited some genes or something from my father, 638 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,800 because he was a footballer himself. 639 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,720 It's not just what my father always told me, 640 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:10,400 that you can't get something for nothing, but hard work is a big part of it. 641 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:13,160 My father always said, no matter what, 642 00:37:13,240 --> 00:37:15,800 you shouldn't take things for granted. 643 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:18,880 But that you… have to work for it. 644 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:21,560 It won't just fall into your lap. 645 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:26,320 You have to work for it. And only then can you say you've made it. 646 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,480 The Bundesliga returns from the winter break 647 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:36,040 with a derby match between FC Cologne and Borussia Mönchengladbach. 648 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,520 What was the defining moment for you personally, 649 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:43,240 when you realised, okay, I've made it, now I'm a professional player? 650 00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:46,880 I think the goal against Gladbach in the derby. 651 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:50,120 Schröder with another opportunity, and Podolski is free, 652 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:51,720 the ball is in the goal! 653 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,360 Goal for FC Cologne, Lukas Podolski! 654 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,480 The noise from the home fans and everything. 655 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:03,560 It gave things a real push, especially in the media. 656 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,240 Good cross! Gets it! 657 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:11,320 FC Cologne takes the lead. 658 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,880 Yeah, it was a great goal, right? Wasn't it? 659 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,920 Podolski! 1-1! 660 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:20,840 Podolski! And goal! 661 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:23,640 It's unbelievable! 662 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:25,400 THE POLDI FAIRY TALE 663 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:28,920 You go there as an 18 or 19-year-old, you play, 664 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,520 and they chant your name and support you. 665 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:36,160 Podolski! And 2-0! A great goal! 666 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:38,000 It was unbelievable what was going on, 667 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,240 especially as Lukas hadn't been around that long. 668 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:44,000 But there weren't that many heroes, young stars in Germany back then, 669 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:47,120 and with his funny personality, people really wanted him. 670 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:51,880 Not long ago, he was cheering in the stands himself. 671 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:53,480 Now he has his own fans. 672 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,160 They write: "We want to have your baby." 673 00:38:57,240 --> 00:39:00,040 They put their phone number underneath or something, get in touch. 674 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,160 But I won't do that. 675 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:04,560 You don't have a driver's licence or a girlfriend yet? 676 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,320 Of course, football always comes first. 677 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,680 What role did girls play when he was a teenager? 678 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:11,520 -None at all. -None at all. 679 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:15,120 I never had a girlfriend, not even when I was a teenager. 680 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:17,680 I was just playing football all the time. 681 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:20,360 My friends would go out partying in Cologne at the weekends, 682 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:24,120 and they'd always be saying "I met this girl last night", and so on. 683 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:26,680 It's just the way guys talk with each other, you know. 684 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:28,200 But I was always at home 685 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:31,120 or had a football match to play on Saturday or Sunday. 686 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:32,560 I wasn't out partying. 687 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:37,400 But then one day a friend came and said, "Hey, there's this Polish girl I know. 688 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:38,920 You're from Poland too, right? 689 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:42,240 She's blonde, you should meet her. I'll introduce you to her." 690 00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:44,440 So we met, talked and… 691 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,480 that was it. 692 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,360 So we arranged to meet in the school yard, 693 00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:52,240 at the ping-pong table. 694 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:56,360 Then we went to the gas station, got something to drink. 695 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:58,960 And a Mars bar, I remember that. 696 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:01,000 And then we just went for a walk. 697 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:03,280 For half the night. 698 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:08,440 He talked a lot about football, but also about his family, 699 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:14,000 and it became clear to me pretty quickly that we had the same outlook on life. 700 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:18,600 And that's why there was a second date and a third. 701 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,520 And his wedding, my goodness. 702 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:27,280 -What a wedding! -I can't even talk about it. 703 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:31,720 What a wedding. Three days it lasted for. It made me cry. 704 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:33,320 -A dream. -It made you want to cry. 705 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,040 -In the church. -It was a dream. 706 00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:52,880 Wonderful. Beautiful. All three days. 707 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:04,800 It was all so overwhelming. 708 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:08,480 At first I didn't know what to do, but I had to grow into it. 709 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:10,160 But I was really happy for him, 710 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:12,480 because I knew how important it was to him. 711 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:15,120 Not so much the fame and the glory, 712 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,960 but to play as a professional footballer wearing the shirt. 713 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:22,960 She probably saw right from the start 714 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:25,360 that I was putting so much energy into everything, 715 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:27,800 that I was so focused and really wanted it, 716 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:32,160 so she allowed it to happen, even if it put her in second place. 717 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:35,280 But it meant she let me to fulfil my dream. 718 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:42,360 I was with the U21 at the time and then I got a call from Rudi Völler 719 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:45,920 to go to the training camp with the senior national team. 720 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:51,280 2004 under Rudi Völler. Yeah? Yes, that's when he started. 721 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:53,920 We were completely drained. 722 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:56,720 Lukas Podolski will come on 723 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,800 as the second debutant alongside Schweinsteiger. 724 00:41:59,880 --> 00:42:03,320 Totally drained, and then he didn't even let him go on. 725 00:42:03,400 --> 00:42:06,640 So far, no opportunity to bring on Lukas Podolski. 726 00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:08,320 He's still warming up. 727 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:11,840 And they're playing and we're saying, why isn't he on the pitch yet? 728 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:14,360 Now we have a break in play. 729 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:18,040 The Cologne player comes on as the third youngest debutant 730 00:42:18,120 --> 00:42:21,640 in the post-war history of the German national team. 731 00:42:21,720 --> 00:42:24,760 But then he came on. We were so happy. 732 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:27,400 Yes, we cheered at the top of our lungs. 733 00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:30,400 Basti and me both made our debuts. 734 00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:32,320 We gave it our all. 735 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:34,640 Podolski, goal! 736 00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:39,800 Yes! Ten minutes before the break, it's 3-0. 737 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:42,640 And then it was the 2006 World Cup. 738 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,080 The expectations were immense. 739 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:52,640 "AT THE WORLD CUP WE'RE BANKING ALL ON POLDI" 740 00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:56,840 Everyone thought that Lukas Podolski could single-handedly win us the cup. 741 00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:59,160 I get the impression that people believe 742 00:42:59,240 --> 00:43:02,840 you are personally going to win the World Cup for Germany. 743 00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:05,600 It's something I've seen in the press. "Poldi will do it." 744 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,760 Does that make you nervous or can you handle that kind of pressure? 745 00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:11,800 A lot is written by the press, but I don't feel any pressure. 746 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:13,480 It's not something I worry about. 747 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,760 I love playing football and that's what I want to show. 748 00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:19,360 That's what he says. You almost want to believe him. 749 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:22,760 He was completely focused on what he needed to do, 750 00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:28,840 and, of course, he also had this knack of going into a match with a clear mind. 751 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:30,320 He was carefree. 752 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:37,320 The 2006 World Cup was simple for me. 753 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:40,200 You're there, so give it your all and just play. 754 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:45,160 And here we go! Counterattack by Schneider, Podolski! 755 00:43:45,240 --> 00:43:49,040 A great goal! That's divine! That is wonderful! 756 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:51,520 Klose, Klose stands by the keeper… 757 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:53,160 Goal! 758 00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:56,840 Goal by Lukas Podolski! 759 00:43:56,920 --> 00:44:00,840 I was at every game, I watched them all from start to finish. 760 00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:05,600 We were there in person for every game. 761 00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:07,400 Klose! 762 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:11,960 Podolski again! I don't believe it! 763 00:44:13,560 --> 00:44:14,880 Unbelievable! 764 00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:22,600 When I hear "Poldi and Schweini"… 765 00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:25,840 I get this glow inside me, this joy. 766 00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:31,520 Lukas, get up. 767 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:34,520 Let's go! It's time for the match! 768 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:37,000 Get up, lazy butt. 769 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:44,560 So we're… like, two good friends that get along really well. 770 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:46,480 That's how it was at the end of the day. 771 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:48,520 That's how the scumbag feeds himself. 772 00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:51,000 -That's what he eats. -Oh man, Schweini. 773 00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:57,320 I was there, too. 774 00:44:57,400 --> 00:45:00,520 We women were allowed to visit the guys on certain days. 775 00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:03,920 I brought a bag of crisps with me. 776 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:07,400 They were actually mine, not Lukas's. 777 00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:11,680 And that's why I found it so funny when that came out. 778 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,680 That Lukas eats like that. 779 00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:17,640 Look at that. 780 00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:20,280 The good thing about us was that… 781 00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:22,960 we clicked incredibly well on the pitch. 782 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:27,400 We got along very well and just had fun. And the people… They loved it. 783 00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:29,120 Germany, Argentina. 784 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:31,760 There's extra time with a penalty shoot-out. 785 00:45:31,840 --> 00:45:32,920 QUARTER-FINALS 786 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:36,200 If there's one thing he doesn't do, it's shit his pants. 787 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:42,600 It didn't matter if it was a penalty, or an opponent, or a teammate. 788 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:46,000 Both teams have always won the penalty shoot-outs 789 00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:47,880 at previous World Cups. 790 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:49,520 Today it will be different. 791 00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:53,680 I can remember difficult moments like the penalty against Argentina. 792 00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:57,360 We were gathered there and the coach asked who felt ready, 793 00:45:57,440 --> 00:45:59,040 who wanted to take a penalty. 794 00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:02,920 So I said, yeah, I'm ready, I want to take one. 795 00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:04,960 I think I was second or third in line. 796 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:08,720 I'd been substituted by that point. I couldn't take a penalty. 797 00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:10,840 Thank God he was there. 798 00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:13,440 Now Lukas Podolski. 799 00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:15,960 That's what it takes to be a professional. 800 00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:18,560 To be ready, to believe in yourself, 801 00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:21,480 and then just put the ball where it needs to go. 802 00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:23,000 Lukas steps up. 803 00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:27,120 Podolski! 804 00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:31,840 He didn't give a damn. 805 00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:42,000 We would drive all over Germany for every game. 806 00:46:42,080 --> 00:46:44,160 And Lukas organised everything. 807 00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:49,000 We had a car, hotel, food, and everything, tickets. 808 00:46:49,600 --> 00:46:51,800 UNCLE 809 00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:54,600 After the match Lukas came by car. 810 00:46:54,680 --> 00:46:57,960 Klinsmann let him go, because his family had arrived. 811 00:46:58,040 --> 00:47:00,160 And later that night, we were driving back, 812 00:47:00,240 --> 00:47:01,920 he was taking us to the hotel. 813 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:04,280 He was going too fast, and the police pulled us over. 814 00:47:04,360 --> 00:47:06,440 He took one look at Lukas, and… 815 00:47:07,560 --> 00:47:09,080 "Goodbye." He let us go. 816 00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:11,520 Because he was speeding in the city. 817 00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:14,120 -So he was like a god there. -Yes. 818 00:47:14,880 --> 00:47:18,600 Lukas Podolski has been voted the best young player of the World Cup. 819 00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:22,400 FIFA has opted for the 21-year-old German international. 820 00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:24,960 How do you feel in your first World Cup? 821 00:47:27,760 --> 00:47:29,880 I'm happy. I got an award yesterday… 822 00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:33,120 Man, man, man. He's only with the women again. 823 00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:35,480 Come on, Schweini. Get out of here. 824 00:47:37,080 --> 00:47:40,960 Well, that World Cup was also the first one for Ronaldo 825 00:47:41,040 --> 00:47:42,560 and Messi also. 826 00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,680 They were the same age group as Lukas. 827 00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:49,040 And they were already very good footballers back then. 828 00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:51,800 But they voted for Lukas. 829 00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:56,720 Of course it's a great motivation for me to continue improving in my career. 830 00:47:58,320 --> 00:48:00,960 It was a wonderful experience for the whole family, 831 00:48:01,040 --> 00:48:02,840 and especially for Lukas. 832 00:48:13,080 --> 00:48:14,880 Like new! Five years younger. 833 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:16,640 Huh! At least! 834 00:48:17,320 --> 00:48:20,760 -Yes, it's good, isn't it? -You don't look 40, you look 30! 835 00:48:21,240 --> 00:48:24,440 You can just keep playing, you're perfect for the league. 836 00:48:24,960 --> 00:48:27,200 -My head is starting to hurt. -Yeah? 837 00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:28,160 Mmm… 838 00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:31,200 So, Lukas, are you playing next season? 839 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:33,400 -Don't know. -He doesn't know. 840 00:48:42,680 --> 00:48:44,440 Podolski! 841 00:48:51,120 --> 00:48:54,360 The beginning of this year was so tough for Lukas. 842 00:48:54,440 --> 00:48:56,800 He doesn't say it, but I saw it. 843 00:48:56,880 --> 00:48:59,880 Like, he wasn't, uh, in a good mood. 844 00:49:00,440 --> 00:49:03,240 Still 0-0 here in the 87th minute. 845 00:49:03,320 --> 00:49:05,760 Lukas Podolski, brought on 15 minutes ago 846 00:49:05,840 --> 00:49:08,360 with an unedifying challenge there. 847 00:49:08,440 --> 00:49:11,680 Siedlecki with another chance. That looks a strong challenge. 848 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,240 He could be in trouble here. 849 00:49:14,680 --> 00:49:17,640 And you go fuck, go fuck. 850 00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:20,840 Get fucking sprinting, fucking pick up the ball and play. 851 00:49:20,920 --> 00:49:22,400 We're 2-0 down. 852 00:49:25,200 --> 00:49:26,960 But you talk to the walls. 853 00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:30,040 Fucking play, you have to watch yourself on the pitch. 854 00:49:39,880 --> 00:49:46,360 Maybe he wasn't feeling comfortable with that need to make the decision. 855 00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:51,800 He was not present for a few weeks. 856 00:49:51,880 --> 00:49:55,840 He said, "I will let you know in the end of January." 857 00:49:56,600 --> 00:49:58,000 He didn't do that. 858 00:49:58,080 --> 00:49:59,920 Now, "I need two more weeks." 859 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:01,880 "I need to speak with Monika." 860 00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:03,800 He doesn't say anything. 861 00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:06,280 What is in his head. 862 00:50:13,480 --> 00:50:15,760 It definitely got him thinking. 863 00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:20,560 He was torn. He even asked the kids what he should do. 864 00:50:21,360 --> 00:50:23,080 Do you want chicken? 865 00:50:23,160 --> 00:50:25,080 Or do you want a sausage? 866 00:50:25,160 --> 00:50:26,840 Chicken? Okay. 867 00:50:26,920 --> 00:50:30,360 He said, "What do you think, should Daddy keep playing?" 868 00:50:35,720 --> 00:50:39,560 I can tell when it's on his mind, it's hard for him. 869 00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:42,880 He really doesn't know what to do. 870 00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:52,240 Sometimes I think, enough is enough. 871 00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:54,160 Sometimes I think, come on. 872 00:50:55,240 --> 00:50:57,520 When you see that you can keep up in training, 873 00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:02,760 that you can hold your own in the Polish league, uh… 874 00:51:02,840 --> 00:51:06,080 then you think, why should I give up doing what I love so much? 875 00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:07,760 Ella! 876 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:11,360 There's no reason. The only reason is for my family. 877 00:51:19,320 --> 00:51:20,840 These are the shots we need. 878 00:51:21,920 --> 00:51:25,640 I have to pretend I'm pedalling, otherwise people will know I'm riding an e-bike. 879 00:51:38,360 --> 00:51:39,600 Yalla! 880 00:51:39,680 --> 00:51:40,720 Ella. 881 00:51:41,600 --> 00:51:43,520 Let's go, Ella. Billy goat. 882 00:51:44,280 --> 00:51:45,160 Oh? 883 00:51:45,240 --> 00:51:48,600 You can go straight there, honey. You can go straight ahead. 884 00:51:48,680 --> 00:51:51,400 Maya, you head to the ice cream shop. 885 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:01,920 -Let's keep going, okay? -Come on! 886 00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:08,760 Whenever I'm at home with my kids, my family, 887 00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:13,000 then I feel the time has come to say… Let's focus on other things now. 888 00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:18,960 The children have had to do without him for years too. 889 00:52:19,880 --> 00:52:23,080 Ella is benefiting now the national team is no longer in the picture. 890 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:25,120 He doesn't travel as much any more. 891 00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:28,800 But… I told him if he wants to continue playing, 892 00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:31,240 there has to be enough time for the kids. 893 00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:45,680 I never really had the time to stop and think about my playing career. 894 00:52:45,760 --> 00:52:48,840 To sit and reflect, "Where did I actually play?" 895 00:52:48,920 --> 00:52:51,080 "Which were some of my best moments?" 896 00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:53,520 That's when you can realise… 897 00:52:54,760 --> 00:52:57,600 what you've achieved or what you still want to do. 898 00:53:09,280 --> 00:53:11,240 Germany's most talented striker 899 00:53:11,320 --> 00:53:13,320 is moving to Germany's most successful club. 900 00:53:13,400 --> 00:53:16,640 This will make him one of the most valuable footballers in the world. 901 00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:17,800 And there's the goal. 902 00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:22,200 Lukas Podolski scores his first goal for Bayern. 903 00:53:22,280 --> 00:53:25,280 What was it like for you when he moved to Munich? 904 00:53:25,360 --> 00:53:29,360 -Well, if Bayern Munich wants someone… -Yes. 905 00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:30,760 …then we all go. 906 00:53:30,840 --> 00:53:33,280 Here, money, money, and everything's good. 907 00:53:33,360 --> 00:53:37,080 An apartment by the lake. Wonderful, I'd go there too. 908 00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:46,240 He was one of the young stars of the World Cup. 909 00:53:46,840 --> 00:53:49,600 That's the impression people had when he went there. 910 00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:52,360 Yeah, of course, he, along with Bastian Schweinsteiger, 911 00:53:52,440 --> 00:53:56,960 was a rising star… for the national team, in the Confed Cup and so on. 912 00:53:57,040 --> 00:53:58,400 Expectations were high. 913 00:54:07,720 --> 00:54:11,200 The only thing was that it was the first time I was away from home. 914 00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:13,080 I'd always lived with my parents. 915 00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:15,920 The first time having to take responsibility for myself. 916 00:54:16,560 --> 00:54:19,400 The first time that it's not Dad driving me to training, 917 00:54:20,600 --> 00:54:22,680 and with my mum cooking at home. 918 00:54:24,600 --> 00:54:29,080 Munich was a huge step, because it was outside of Cologne. 919 00:54:29,880 --> 00:54:32,320 The family wasn't immediately available. 920 00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:34,680 Lukas was always with his family. 921 00:54:36,720 --> 00:54:38,400 Away from my friends, 922 00:54:39,080 --> 00:54:40,240 from my social circle. 923 00:54:40,320 --> 00:54:42,400 You come to a new city and you are on your own. 924 00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:47,920 But I just focused on the football. 925 00:54:52,680 --> 00:54:54,640 At the start, everything was positive. 926 00:54:54,720 --> 00:54:56,240 Prince Poldi, the boy from Cologne. 927 00:54:58,480 --> 00:55:00,880 But then you have one bad game. 928 00:55:03,640 --> 00:55:06,200 Then comes the criticism, the newspapers. 929 00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:07,760 BAYERN PLAYS "HIT THE LUKAS" 930 00:55:07,840 --> 00:55:10,840 The media no longer protects you, they start to attack you. 931 00:55:10,920 --> 00:55:12,880 PODOLSKI AND THE BAVARIANS - A MISUNDERSTANDING? 932 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,720 Then you start getting fewer games, fewer opportunities 933 00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:17,920 because there's a lot of competition for places. 934 00:55:19,120 --> 00:55:22,840 It's not for nothing that they say that FC Bayern is like a shark tank. 935 00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:25,560 THE PRINCE COUNTS FOR NOTHING IN BAVARIA 936 00:55:26,360 --> 00:55:29,280 For me, personally, when I look back at the games and all the stats, 937 00:55:29,360 --> 00:55:33,480 I consider my time in Munich to have been good from a sporting perspective. 938 00:55:33,560 --> 00:55:36,080 Not top-top or amazing, but good. 939 00:55:36,680 --> 00:55:40,280 At Bayern, he couldn't always play, so he had to prove himself. 940 00:55:40,360 --> 00:55:43,200 It's a problem when you don't make the starting line-up. 941 00:55:43,280 --> 00:55:45,440 He just wants to play. 942 00:55:45,520 --> 00:55:47,600 That's something you have to go through. 943 00:55:49,120 --> 00:55:50,720 It was what it was. 944 00:55:55,400 --> 00:55:58,080 It must have been frustrating for him. 945 00:55:58,160 --> 00:55:59,640 But he never showed it. 946 00:56:00,240 --> 00:56:03,680 He never showed it to the outside world or to anyone at the club. 947 00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:07,160 I've never heard my brother complain. 948 00:56:07,240 --> 00:56:09,840 If he's unhappy, you never notice it. 949 00:56:09,920 --> 00:56:12,720 I think he's become so hardened by all the situations, 950 00:56:12,800 --> 00:56:14,240 by everything that happened. 951 00:56:15,840 --> 00:56:18,800 Our greatest talent, Lukas Podolski, is being criticised. 952 00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:20,560 He's having a bit of a hard time. 953 00:56:20,640 --> 00:56:23,320 Lukas, welcome to Harri's European Championship club. 954 00:56:23,400 --> 00:56:24,480 Nice to have you here. 955 00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:26,960 I'm so looking forward to the game. 956 00:56:28,480 --> 00:56:31,640 Lukas, from what we hear from Säbener Straße, 957 00:56:31,720 --> 00:56:34,720 is it disappointing to be on the bench with people like Luca Toni 958 00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:36,440 and Miro Klose in front of you? 959 00:56:36,520 --> 00:56:40,440 I don't care, I fight my way through. We play for the team. 960 00:56:40,520 --> 00:56:43,480 And I definitely have a contract here at FC Bayern. 961 00:56:43,560 --> 00:56:46,480 There is no communication problem between Bayern and me. 962 00:56:46,560 --> 00:56:47,760 I speak clearly. 963 00:56:47,840 --> 00:56:50,880 So that all can understand me, and all can make sense of it. 964 00:56:50,960 --> 00:56:52,680 Everyone can say something too. 965 00:56:57,640 --> 00:57:02,000 Do you even know anything about politics? Do you even know how to vote? 966 00:57:02,080 --> 00:57:05,360 Of course I know how to vote, you little piece of trash. 967 00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:08,640 I even have redial on my Nokia. 968 00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:17,840 For me, it was similar to the criticism you can receive from playing sports. 969 00:57:18,680 --> 00:57:19,840 It can be frustrating. 970 00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:22,000 Dear diary, this is Lukas, right? 971 00:57:22,080 --> 00:57:24,960 Professional football is a bit like studying German, right? 972 00:57:25,040 --> 00:57:26,560 You have to get a lot of points 973 00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:29,560 and after a few years you're done and don't know what to do. 974 00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:32,440 Basti Schweini and I have to chase Philipp Lahm 975 00:57:32,520 --> 00:57:34,960 through the FC Bayern clubhouse with a wet towel, right? 976 00:57:35,040 --> 00:57:38,360 And try to slap him on the butt, right? So awesome. 977 00:57:38,960 --> 00:57:40,320 They wanted to make fun of him 978 00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:43,680 because he didn't speak German as clearly as others did. 979 00:57:43,760 --> 00:57:48,080 Of course, I wouldn't do that to someone who is of Polish descent 980 00:57:48,160 --> 00:57:52,840 knowing very little about his background, where he's from, and so on. 981 00:57:52,920 --> 00:57:54,000 To be honest… 982 00:57:54,560 --> 00:57:58,040 I think, what they were saying went a bit over the line. 983 00:57:58,520 --> 00:58:02,560 You're attacking his parents, his grandmother on his mother's side. 984 00:58:02,640 --> 00:58:05,480 As if to say he wasn't taught the language properly. 985 00:58:05,560 --> 00:58:08,920 None of us thought it was funny, but what can you do about it? 986 00:58:09,720 --> 00:58:11,760 What are you supposed to do in that moment? 987 00:58:11,840 --> 00:58:14,160 POLDI TAKES ACTION AGAINST WDR 988 00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:16,520 I DON'T HAVE TO BE INSULTED LIKE THAT. 989 00:58:17,960 --> 00:58:20,400 I think he's a bit of a stickler for fairness. 990 00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:23,000 So if he feels like he's being treated unfairly, 991 00:58:23,640 --> 00:58:25,120 he can definitely bark back. 992 00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:28,120 Even journalists covering the last days of the German Cup 993 00:58:28,200 --> 00:58:29,480 have been refused interviews. 994 00:58:29,560 --> 00:58:32,160 He just marches past us with the same statement every time. 995 00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:33,920 "No, no, I'm not doing that." 996 00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:35,600 No, no, I'm not doing that. 997 00:58:36,560 --> 00:58:40,560 -What did that do to him? -He thought things through more. 998 00:58:40,640 --> 00:58:43,920 He was less carefree. "What do people want?" 999 00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:47,680 "Positive, negative, what might happen if I say this or that?" 1000 00:58:47,760 --> 00:58:50,160 And I think that made him grow up a little bit. 1001 00:58:55,800 --> 00:58:57,520 MUNICH, WÖRTHSEE 1002 00:59:02,680 --> 00:59:05,480 Over there in the distance. The mountains are beautiful. 1003 00:59:07,800 --> 00:59:09,880 The lake here is stunning in the summer. 1004 00:59:11,040 --> 00:59:12,080 It's just awesome. 1005 00:59:12,160 --> 00:59:14,320 -Do you swim? -Sure, of course. 1006 00:59:15,520 --> 00:59:17,240 After the Euros, I go for a swim. 1007 00:59:19,720 --> 00:59:22,160 My wife is calling. 1008 00:59:23,160 --> 00:59:24,280 Nah, it's no one… 1009 00:59:25,200 --> 00:59:26,200 Hello? 1010 00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:28,760 Hello, how are you? 1011 00:59:29,400 --> 00:59:31,200 Can I call you back in five minutes? 1012 00:59:33,960 --> 00:59:35,360 A true journalist. 1013 00:59:35,440 --> 00:59:38,080 So up until Munich, it was always just about football 1014 00:59:38,160 --> 00:59:39,960 and, of course, our relationship. 1015 00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:43,240 He didn't have many responsibilities. 1016 00:59:43,320 --> 00:59:45,000 Good. Exactly. 1017 00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:51,400 Then he becomes a dad, 1018 00:59:51,480 --> 00:59:54,320 which is something he's always wanted, but is now happening. 1019 00:59:56,440 --> 00:59:59,400 Having such a little bundle of joy, such a tiny human, 1020 00:59:59,480 --> 01:00:02,880 and then taking on that responsibility, was truly overwhelming. 1021 01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:05,000 For him, but for me also. 1022 01:00:08,720 --> 01:00:12,160 Lukas was away during the week and on weekends. 1023 01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:14,640 He was only at home maybe twice a week, 1024 01:00:14,720 --> 01:00:16,960 and I was left alone at home with the baby. 1025 01:00:21,480 --> 01:00:24,320 As an athlete, you don't decide for yourself where you're going. 1026 01:00:24,400 --> 01:00:26,840 You can be here one day and then somewhere else the next. 1027 01:00:28,720 --> 01:00:31,720 There are these special moments in a child's life, 1028 01:00:31,800 --> 01:00:33,720 and often he wasn't there for them. 1029 01:00:38,040 --> 01:00:41,440 Back then, I cried a lot whenever I was away from Louis. 1030 01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:45,600 When I knew I was going away for three, four, five weeks at a time, 1031 01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:48,000 it was hard for me to want to leave. 1032 01:00:49,120 --> 01:00:52,640 I think that's just the sacrifice you have to make as a footballer. 1033 01:00:54,040 --> 01:00:57,600 He didn't act selfishly, but then he didn't act differently either. 1034 01:00:57,680 --> 01:01:00,560 He just did his thing… We just carried on as before. 1035 01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:02,880 Only now we had a baby. 1036 01:01:08,520 --> 01:01:10,200 -Okay, now. -Yes, now. Now. 1037 01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:11,560 Play on the other side. 1038 01:01:12,320 --> 01:01:13,320 Hey! 1039 01:01:13,400 --> 01:01:17,480 Keep going and be strong! Bravo, Poldi! Keep going! 1040 01:01:18,400 --> 01:01:20,120 -Ay, ay, ay. -Play! 1041 01:01:27,120 --> 01:01:28,800 Come on. Get your head on it! 1042 01:01:29,400 --> 01:01:30,440 Now! 1043 01:01:34,560 --> 01:01:36,200 Great goal! 1044 01:01:36,280 --> 01:01:37,480 Great, Louis! 1045 01:01:38,960 --> 01:01:40,080 Yes, son! 1046 01:01:40,680 --> 01:01:43,600 That's how it should be. It's all about pressure. 1047 01:01:43,680 --> 01:01:45,880 When it's high, then people will work. 1048 01:01:46,440 --> 01:01:49,440 Like father, like son, that's how the saying goes, right? 1049 01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:53,320 SON 1050 01:01:53,400 --> 01:01:54,600 Is good? 1051 01:01:54,680 --> 01:01:57,880 If we were to make a documentary about your father, 1052 01:01:57,960 --> 01:02:00,480 what do you think absolutely should be included? 1053 01:02:01,920 --> 01:02:06,680 His humour, his sense of fun… are definitely characteristics. 1054 01:02:07,880 --> 01:02:10,920 Most people already know that. But… 1055 01:02:13,760 --> 01:02:14,800 And here he is. 1056 01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:21,320 Would you be okay for him to listen in or… 1057 01:02:21,400 --> 01:02:22,800 Yes, sure. 1058 01:02:24,280 --> 01:02:25,120 And? 1059 01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:28,440 The composition is good, and the lighting is framed nicely. 1060 01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:33,280 He's a funny dad, for sure. He's still quite young too. 1061 01:02:34,160 --> 01:02:38,160 Well, yes, he loves to have fun. We have a good time. 1062 01:02:39,440 --> 01:02:41,520 Does he sometimes embarrass you? 1063 01:02:41,600 --> 01:02:44,480 No, not at all. Luckily not, no. 1064 01:02:45,440 --> 01:02:48,040 Describe what he's like as a father. 1065 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:51,040 Mmm… 1066 01:02:51,640 --> 01:02:54,960 It's tough. You only have one father. Limited edition. 1067 01:02:59,560 --> 01:03:02,400 See, he didn't get that. That's it, you see? 1068 01:03:02,480 --> 01:03:04,800 -Yeah. -You need to be greedy. 1069 01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:06,920 You have to coax that out of your players. 1070 01:03:07,560 --> 01:03:09,040 They have to need to puke. 1071 01:03:09,600 --> 01:03:13,040 All those boys out there, they all want to become pros. 1072 01:03:13,720 --> 01:03:15,600 You have to be very lucky. 1073 01:03:16,280 --> 01:03:18,280 Avoid injuries, and… 1074 01:03:19,280 --> 01:03:21,280 School is important too. 1075 01:03:21,360 --> 01:03:25,320 -What? Here he goes again. -Yes, yes. It's important. 1076 01:03:26,840 --> 01:03:28,000 But a pro… 1077 01:03:30,200 --> 01:03:31,520 What will be will be. 1078 01:03:32,480 --> 01:03:33,920 -Not bad. -What? 1079 01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:36,480 I aimed for the near post. I just hit it a bit hard. 1080 01:03:36,560 --> 01:03:39,040 From that position, you've got to put it in the corner. 1081 01:03:39,120 --> 01:03:42,880 -Too tall. His legs were too long. -You had too much time to think about it. 1082 01:03:42,960 --> 01:03:44,120 -Yes. -Yes. 1083 01:03:44,200 --> 01:03:46,720 -I wanted to dribble past him. -First hat trick, huh? 1084 01:03:46,800 --> 01:03:47,960 -Yes. -All right. 1085 01:03:48,040 --> 01:03:49,520 Second or third at Górnik. 1086 01:03:50,760 --> 01:03:52,280 First hat trick this season. 1087 01:03:53,840 --> 01:03:55,240 -You coming home with me? -Yes. 1088 01:03:55,320 --> 01:03:57,240 -Then go shower, see you soon. -Okay. 1089 01:03:57,320 --> 01:03:59,040 But hurry up, not like normal. 1090 01:04:02,520 --> 01:04:05,120 That's what happens when you overthink things. 1091 01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:10,920 You've got to hit it with the instep, right into the corner, the instep. 1092 01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:14,200 -It was so easy, right? -Too easy, yes. 1093 01:04:14,280 --> 01:04:18,000 I often ask him if he wants to keep playing or if he wants to stop. 1094 01:04:18,920 --> 01:04:21,480 But he always says he's still enjoying it. 1095 01:04:22,200 --> 01:04:25,560 He still loves football as much as he always has done. 1096 01:04:28,680 --> 01:04:30,840 My father has also told me a lot of stories 1097 01:04:30,920 --> 01:04:32,600 about how he first got into football. 1098 01:04:32,680 --> 01:04:34,400 This is his home. He was born here. 1099 01:04:34,480 --> 01:04:36,880 This is where he learnt to play the game, so to speak. 1100 01:04:46,720 --> 01:04:50,000 I've always felt responsibility at the clubs I've played for. 1101 01:04:52,640 --> 01:04:55,640 Especially here, because it's kind of my home town club. 1102 01:04:57,400 --> 01:04:59,120 And, of course, there's a responsibility 1103 01:04:59,200 --> 01:05:01,520 because I know they need me both on and off the pitch. 1104 01:05:03,960 --> 01:05:07,320 The club is currently in a difficult financial situation. 1105 01:05:08,480 --> 01:05:11,440 I just wanted to come here for a year, play, and then call it quits. 1106 01:05:12,080 --> 01:05:14,760 But then I felt that drive again, like with all my businesses: 1107 01:05:14,840 --> 01:05:18,160 "Okay, now I'm going to try to make a difference with this club." 1108 01:05:18,240 --> 01:05:19,240 Now it's time. 1109 01:05:24,400 --> 01:05:27,320 We want to renovate the fitness and spa centre. 1110 01:05:27,400 --> 01:05:28,640 YOUTH ACADEMY GÓRNIK ZABRZE 1111 01:05:28,720 --> 01:05:29,960 We plan to invest here. 1112 01:05:36,600 --> 01:05:38,920 Hello. 1113 01:05:40,480 --> 01:05:43,240 Go on! Carry on with the swearing and all that. 1114 01:05:43,320 --> 01:05:44,400 What? No more? 1115 01:05:46,720 --> 01:05:48,760 -Training or match? -Training. 1116 01:05:51,480 --> 01:05:53,920 This is not meant to be a five-star facility. 1117 01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:56,080 We have to retain the character of the place. 1118 01:05:56,880 --> 01:06:00,920 This is where the rooms will be, where we'll install cold and hot pools. 1119 01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:02,400 And the sauna will go here, right? 1120 01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:06,200 Sauna or shower. Back in the day, all of this used to work. 1121 01:06:06,800 --> 01:06:08,440 I'll quickly go get the architect. 1122 01:06:08,520 --> 01:06:10,840 She can talk you through the first drafts. 1123 01:06:11,400 --> 01:06:13,720 We can actually build something here. 1124 01:06:15,080 --> 01:06:18,120 Invest. Motivate people. 1125 01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:20,440 So they can see that things are moving forward. 1126 01:06:20,520 --> 01:06:23,080 Slowly, but going in the right direction. 1127 01:06:23,160 --> 01:06:26,360 This is what I suggest for the floor. It's the 0.5 tile. 1128 01:06:26,440 --> 01:06:28,360 -And for the wall? -Maybe this one. 1129 01:06:28,440 --> 01:06:30,480 But I'm also considering this option. 1130 01:06:30,560 --> 01:06:34,680 What about if we use the same tiles for the floor as we do for the wall? 1131 01:06:34,760 --> 01:06:37,920 We could do that. It's completely up to you, of course. 1132 01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:40,120 Then let's use that one and maybe that one too. 1133 01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:42,480 -So let's go in that direction. -All good. 1134 01:06:44,320 --> 01:06:49,280 If the person that keeps the club going, and who is the leader, were to leave, 1135 01:06:49,360 --> 01:06:52,520 then that could have some quite serious consequences. 1136 01:06:53,760 --> 01:06:56,720 The club is not yet in a position just to say, 1137 01:06:56,800 --> 01:06:59,040 okay, we can carry on without him. 1138 01:06:59,960 --> 01:07:03,560 Therefore, the leader will naturally feel a responsibility for the team, 1139 01:07:03,640 --> 01:07:05,920 the people, the fans, and the region. 1140 01:07:06,680 --> 01:07:10,280 And I definitely feel that responsibility in this case. 1141 01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:20,840 Oh. 1142 01:07:22,000 --> 01:07:24,040 COLOGNE 1143 01:07:26,360 --> 01:07:28,960 Now that Lukas has been in Poland for the past few years, 1144 01:07:29,040 --> 01:07:31,480 and he's spent a lot of time with his family there, 1145 01:07:31,560 --> 01:07:34,360 I think he's feeling much more settled and at home. 1146 01:07:35,080 --> 01:07:37,600 In Poland, he's found a kind of home again, 1147 01:07:37,680 --> 01:07:40,240 but Cologne will be forever his real home. 1148 01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:43,400 Welcome to the Kran Houses. 1149 01:07:48,320 --> 01:07:49,920 So let's let some air in. 1150 01:07:50,680 --> 01:07:53,440 LUKAS'S APARTMENT COLOGNE 1151 01:07:54,880 --> 01:07:56,560 Wonderful, wonderful. 1152 01:07:57,120 --> 01:07:58,320 It looks like a… 1153 01:07:59,680 --> 01:08:00,920 Like a postcard. 1154 01:08:05,760 --> 01:08:07,240 Viva Colonia! 1155 01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:11,440 -I can just pull it over, right? -Yeah. 1156 01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:14,760 Okay, put on the shirt. And then we'll do that one there. 1157 01:08:16,320 --> 01:08:19,680 It looks a bit like… Santa Claus. 1158 01:08:19,760 --> 01:08:21,240 It fits like a glove. 1159 01:08:21,320 --> 01:08:23,480 -Does it stay open? -No, no. 1160 01:08:26,840 --> 01:08:27,760 Alaaf. 1161 01:08:30,800 --> 01:08:32,560 -Morning. -Morning. 1162 01:08:33,240 --> 01:08:36,960 -Morning, Lukas. My name is Andreas. -Morning. Morning. 1163 01:08:39,400 --> 01:08:40,720 Hello. Morning. 1164 01:08:41,320 --> 01:08:43,600 Morning. 1165 01:08:46,560 --> 01:08:49,720 Do you any have music on the float? Do you have everything you need? 1166 01:08:49,800 --> 01:08:51,880 All good. You're more nervous than everyone else. 1167 01:08:51,960 --> 01:08:54,280 No, there has to be a bit of planning. It's important. 1168 01:08:54,360 --> 01:08:55,480 -Organisation. -Have fun. 1169 01:08:57,080 --> 01:08:58,120 Here we go. Hey. 1170 01:09:00,320 --> 01:09:03,840 It's great to have you here. Have fun today! 1171 01:09:06,520 --> 01:09:09,520 For Lukas Podolski, three times Kölle. 1172 01:09:09,600 --> 01:09:11,040 -Alaaf! -Lukas! 1173 01:09:11,120 --> 01:09:12,880 -Alaaf! -And again! 1174 01:09:16,320 --> 01:09:18,320 Hey, check that out. 1175 01:09:20,240 --> 01:09:24,720 Home can be anywhere. But of course, Cologne means a lot to me, 100%. 1176 01:09:30,840 --> 01:09:33,680 -Prince Poldi should come back to Cologne. -Why? 1177 01:09:34,520 --> 01:09:37,720 He's a good player and Bayern isn't using him anyway. 1178 01:09:37,800 --> 01:09:39,200 COME HOME, POLDI 1179 01:09:39,280 --> 01:09:41,760 COLOGNE IS COLLECTING MONEY FOR PODOLSKI 1180 01:09:41,840 --> 01:09:47,080 Bring Lukas, bring Lukas back home 1181 01:09:47,800 --> 01:09:51,760 All of Cologne wanted the prodigal son to return to their home club. 1182 01:09:51,840 --> 01:09:54,600 PODOLSKI TRANSFER COMPLETE 1183 01:09:54,680 --> 01:09:58,600 I wanted to return to FC Cologne, because I was excited about the club again, 1184 01:09:58,680 --> 01:10:00,640 to be with the fans, because I missed it. 1185 01:10:02,080 --> 01:10:06,280 My love for the stadium, for the stands, it never went away. 1186 01:10:07,440 --> 01:10:11,280 I've always been one of the fans in the stands, an Ultra. 1187 01:10:12,840 --> 01:10:14,600 Here's another photo for you. 1188 01:10:20,400 --> 01:10:24,600 The hype, the euphoria. There were 30,000 fans at training. 1189 01:10:24,680 --> 01:10:27,800 Every media outlet was there. Everyone reported on it. 1190 01:10:27,880 --> 01:10:30,120 And of course, I was happy. 1191 01:10:30,200 --> 01:10:33,080 Everyone was texting me, saying that Poldi was finally coming home. 1192 01:10:33,160 --> 01:10:34,560 My phone just exploded. 1193 01:10:34,640 --> 01:10:37,120 -Lukas Podolski! -Lukas Podolski! 1194 01:10:39,480 --> 01:10:41,840 His return gave the club a huge boost. 1195 01:10:41,920 --> 01:10:45,120 It restored faith in the great FC Cologne. 1196 01:10:49,640 --> 01:10:51,160 This club needs a face. 1197 01:10:53,000 --> 01:10:54,880 And that face is Lukas Podolski. 1198 01:11:06,280 --> 01:11:09,840 I'm the kind of person who always wants to give 100%. 1199 01:11:11,520 --> 01:11:13,760 As a footballer, you're always in the zone. 1200 01:11:13,840 --> 01:11:16,720 You only ever see the ball, it's all training, the matches. 1201 01:11:16,800 --> 01:11:19,240 And sometimes it's easy to miss what's going on around you. 1202 01:11:21,560 --> 01:11:25,800 In Cologne, it was sometimes so crazy. You couldn't even go out. 1203 01:11:25,880 --> 01:11:27,920 Crowds of people would come at you. 1204 01:11:29,480 --> 01:11:31,000 Take a picture! 1205 01:11:32,840 --> 01:11:36,520 It was difficult for me, I had a hard time dealing with it all. 1206 01:11:36,600 --> 01:11:39,160 That I had to share him with millions of people 1207 01:11:39,240 --> 01:11:40,600 day after day after day. 1208 01:11:42,880 --> 01:11:47,240 Maybe I was just going through a phase where I needed more of him. 1209 01:11:57,880 --> 01:12:00,200 I would play a match and the next day, on Sunday, 1210 01:12:00,280 --> 01:12:03,560 instead of being at home with Monika or maybe going for a walk with Louis, 1211 01:12:04,280 --> 01:12:06,640 I was hanging out on the football pitch with my friends 1212 01:12:06,720 --> 01:12:10,720 and afterwards getting some food with them instead of doing something with my family. 1213 01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:21,120 Maybe I was simply carrying on living the way I thought I had to back then. 1214 01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:26,720 And that's when I said, "Why don't you go back to the apartment?" 1215 01:12:26,800 --> 01:12:30,040 "Let's take a break. We need to think things through." 1216 01:12:30,120 --> 01:12:32,960 "Because when we're together, you get on my nerves." 1217 01:12:33,040 --> 01:12:35,680 I yell at you and you yell at me." 1218 01:12:37,480 --> 01:12:39,520 There were some difficult times in Cologne 1219 01:12:39,600 --> 01:12:42,040 when we didn't speak to each other for a few weeks. 1220 01:12:42,800 --> 01:12:45,080 There were times when we were always arguing, 1221 01:12:46,760 --> 01:12:48,640 when we weren't together for a while. 1222 01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:52,400 And when you're actually physically apart, 1223 01:12:52,480 --> 01:12:55,320 that's when you start thinking about things clearly. 1224 01:12:59,680 --> 01:13:03,240 And once you come to the conclusion that you can't live without each other, 1225 01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:05,720 you need to find solutions to make things better. 1226 01:13:06,520 --> 01:13:10,000 You get there through talking, through the emotions and… 1227 01:13:10,800 --> 01:13:11,920 conversations. 1228 01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:14,880 And then one side has to say yes, and the other side has to agree. 1229 01:13:19,520 --> 01:13:21,560 Somehow, life pulled us back together. 1230 01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:26,120 I also believe in our story, 1231 01:13:26,200 --> 01:13:30,280 that we've been on this journey together from the very start, 1232 01:13:30,360 --> 01:13:34,720 that we got to know each other first as, let's say, "normal people" 1233 01:13:34,800 --> 01:13:35,960 in quotation marks. 1234 01:13:37,080 --> 01:13:40,040 And that has strengthened us as people. 1235 01:13:43,960 --> 01:13:47,200 Lukas wanted to return to Cologne because he missed his family, 1236 01:13:47,280 --> 01:13:50,160 he missed his friends, and really he just missed the club. 1237 01:13:54,280 --> 01:13:58,000 But he probably underestimated what that would mean for him. 1238 01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:01,400 The joy of playing football was there, of course, 1239 01:14:01,480 --> 01:14:05,080 but you could tell that it just wasn't the same as it used to be. 1240 01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:09,960 Of course, you come back as a superstar and everyone is watching, 1241 01:14:10,040 --> 01:14:11,520 the media, all the players. 1242 01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:14,600 And it was like, "Podolski, now it's your turn" so to speak. 1243 01:14:15,560 --> 01:14:18,680 Now the pass for Podolski, Lukas Podolski on his left! 1244 01:14:20,560 --> 01:14:24,120 AFTER A FALSE START, COLOGNE PINS ITS HOPE ON PODOLSKI, NOVAKOVIC AND MANICHE 1245 01:14:24,200 --> 01:14:26,120 He was always the one everything depended on. 1246 01:14:26,200 --> 01:14:29,840 He couldn't live up to the expectations, not from the position he was playing. 1247 01:14:29,920 --> 01:14:32,920 Philipp Lahm. But who intercepts the pass? 1248 01:14:33,680 --> 01:14:34,880 Lukas Podolski. 1249 01:14:34,960 --> 01:14:37,000 I think that was indeed a problem, 1250 01:14:37,080 --> 01:14:39,320 and the people in charge didn't protect me either. 1251 01:14:39,400 --> 01:14:41,600 They just let everything run its course. 1252 01:14:42,240 --> 01:14:44,440 I'm not saying that they threw me to the wolves, 1253 01:14:44,520 --> 01:14:49,320 but they said, "So, Lukas, see if you can manage on your own." 1254 01:14:49,400 --> 01:14:50,640 AN ETERNAL UP AND DOWN 1255 01:14:50,720 --> 01:14:54,160 There was no FC Cologne, I think it was only FC Lukas Podolski. 1256 01:14:54,240 --> 01:14:55,480 THE DOUBTING PRINCE 1257 01:14:55,560 --> 01:14:56,520 RELEGATION BATTLE 1258 01:14:56,600 --> 01:14:59,480 Podolski alone couldn't guarantee the team would avoid relegation. 1259 01:15:04,880 --> 01:15:09,440 The final whistle and it's a very unpleasant ending. 1260 01:15:09,520 --> 01:15:13,480 The players are heading down the tunnel and have no chance to say goodbye. 1261 01:15:14,280 --> 01:15:17,160 It's the final blow on a black Saturday. 1262 01:15:18,160 --> 01:15:20,480 RELEGATION IN COLOGNE 1263 01:15:20,560 --> 01:15:25,040 Yes, obviously, this is the hardest time for me right now, in recent years. 1264 01:15:25,840 --> 01:15:28,800 And if you get relegated on the last match day, well… 1265 01:15:28,880 --> 01:15:32,320 BLACK DAY FOR PODOLSKI 1266 01:15:32,400 --> 01:15:35,680 He thought, "I'm going back to Cologne and staying there forever." 1267 01:15:35,760 --> 01:15:36,760 MY PRINCE! TAKE CARE 1268 01:15:36,840 --> 01:15:41,680 But then, at some point, he realised that it wasn't quite what he had in mind. 1269 01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:54,000 He said, "I think I need something else to help me develop further, 1270 01:15:54,080 --> 01:15:55,880 to gain new experiences." 1271 01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:01,520 There are players who have never left Germany. 1272 01:16:02,200 --> 01:16:05,120 Who have only played for one or two clubs. 1273 01:16:05,200 --> 01:16:06,280 I'm different. 1274 01:16:07,520 --> 01:16:10,400 When I got the call from Arsène Wenger, I didn't think twice. 1275 01:16:10,480 --> 01:16:13,920 London, Arsenal, the stadium, the coach. 1276 01:16:14,560 --> 01:16:17,200 Everything worked. I packed my bags and I left. 1277 01:16:17,280 --> 01:16:20,040 COLOGNE - LONDON 1278 01:16:23,400 --> 01:16:26,040 We have Arsenal footage that we'd like to use. 1279 01:16:26,120 --> 01:16:30,240 -But it costs so much money. -It has to come out of your budget. 1280 01:16:31,320 --> 01:16:33,520 How many people are involved in all this? 1281 01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:40,000 Simone, Nico, Gerrit, Frank, Pivo, and here, the boss. 1282 01:16:40,680 --> 01:16:42,880 Everyone chips in, then we have it. 1283 01:16:42,960 --> 01:16:45,000 THE MONEY WASN'T RAISED. 1284 01:16:45,080 --> 01:16:46,680 THEREFORE, HERE IS A PHOTO. 1285 01:16:49,200 --> 01:16:51,280 Okay, Lukas, great to meet you, mate. 1286 01:16:51,360 --> 01:16:54,520 You're gonna learn a little bit of London slang. 1287 01:16:54,600 --> 01:16:59,120 We used to always say it, going up the apples and pears, stairs. 1288 01:16:59,200 --> 01:17:00,640 Can you repeat that one, mate? 1289 01:17:01,200 --> 01:17:02,520 Apples and sta… 1290 01:17:04,360 --> 01:17:07,840 Then came the request from Inter Milan. We had a good conversation. 1291 01:17:07,920 --> 01:17:10,160 LONDON - MILAN 1292 01:17:14,520 --> 01:17:16,760 "SLOW AND SLUGGISH" SHARP CRITICISM OF PODOLSKI 1293 01:17:16,840 --> 01:17:18,480 But hindsight is 20/20. 1294 01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:20,400 MILAN - ISTANBUL 1295 01:17:21,880 --> 01:17:24,000 I've always felt a connection to Turkey. 1296 01:17:24,080 --> 01:17:26,320 Because of the Turkish friends I have. 1297 01:17:26,400 --> 01:17:28,200 I was proud when the offer came in. 1298 01:17:28,280 --> 01:17:31,280 I didn't really think twice before accepting it. 1299 01:17:32,040 --> 01:17:33,840 And I had a really great time there. 1300 01:17:33,920 --> 01:17:37,640 A header, the ball goes in to the back of the net. 1301 01:17:37,720 --> 01:17:40,800 Lukas Podolski, Galatasaray is 1-0 up. 1302 01:17:44,640 --> 01:17:47,400 And when the offer from Japan came in, we said, 1303 01:17:47,480 --> 01:17:49,080 okay, let's take that step. 1304 01:17:49,160 --> 01:17:51,600 We also wanted to experience something new as a family. 1305 01:17:51,680 --> 01:17:53,920 Mature as people, get to know a new culture. 1306 01:17:54,760 --> 01:17:55,960 And that's why we did it. 1307 01:18:00,840 --> 01:18:04,840 We spent four days filming in Japan. Why did you want to do that especially? 1308 01:18:07,000 --> 01:18:09,400 I love Japan. There's such a great atmosphere. 1309 01:18:09,480 --> 01:18:10,720 Konnichiwa. 1310 01:18:10,800 --> 01:18:11,640 Good food. 1311 01:18:13,560 --> 01:18:15,400 The people are relaxed. 1312 01:18:18,160 --> 01:18:19,880 There are structures. There are rules. 1313 01:18:19,960 --> 01:18:23,920 Three, two, one, bam. 1314 01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:25,000 Twenty-nine. 1315 01:18:27,800 --> 01:18:32,440 There are onsen. There are things to see. Lots of nature and so on. 1316 01:18:35,120 --> 01:18:38,240 The most important thing. Lather it up nicely. 1317 01:18:38,920 --> 01:18:40,280 Soap up the pipe. 1318 01:18:40,360 --> 01:18:42,640 Just like in your house. The pipes have to run clear. 1319 01:18:42,720 --> 01:18:45,200 And… sumo. 1320 01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:48,840 Ready? Go. 1321 01:18:59,920 --> 01:19:01,280 One more, one more! 1322 01:19:04,720 --> 01:19:06,600 Thank you very much! 1323 01:19:06,680 --> 01:19:09,520 It was nice to be there, and I think it was important. 1324 01:19:10,520 --> 01:19:12,240 That's why I wanted to go to Japan. 1325 01:19:23,560 --> 01:19:25,680 Oh-eh! 1326 01:19:25,760 --> 01:19:28,120 Thank you, thank you very much. 1327 01:19:28,760 --> 01:19:29,880 -Hey. -How are you? 1328 01:19:29,960 --> 01:19:31,560 -Good. You? -Good. 1329 01:19:31,640 --> 01:19:34,680 -All right. Today, today win, huh? -Yeah. 1330 01:19:34,760 --> 01:19:36,520 -Huh? -Only win. And you? Good? 1331 01:19:36,600 --> 01:19:37,920 Good, yeah, good, good. 1332 01:19:38,000 --> 01:19:39,800 -You… -See you after the game, okay? 1333 01:19:50,520 --> 01:19:54,040 -You look good fit, you look fit. -Yeah, I'm still in shape, yeah. 1334 01:19:54,120 --> 01:19:57,080 -Do you play? -Yeah, I still play, yeah. In Poland. 1335 01:19:57,160 --> 01:19:58,320 -Yes? -Yeah. 1336 01:19:58,400 --> 01:20:00,880 -What club? -Górnik. Górnik Zabrze. 1337 01:20:07,800 --> 01:20:10,640 This will be the… last season? 1338 01:20:10,720 --> 01:20:12,760 Yeah. Maybe finish, yeah. 1339 01:20:12,840 --> 01:20:15,160 -In May? -May, season finish then. 1340 01:20:15,240 --> 01:20:16,440 FORMER TEAMMATE 1341 01:20:16,520 --> 01:20:20,400 I would think. Maybe. Maybe one more year, I don't know. 1342 01:20:20,480 --> 01:20:22,720 Can you actually picture him retired? 1343 01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:25,840 Do you think he's gonna adapt to life after football? 1344 01:20:27,960 --> 01:20:31,280 Well, I haven't played for two months now, you know. 1345 01:20:31,360 --> 01:20:33,040 But Lukas is a person who… 1346 01:20:33,720 --> 01:20:37,480 Who's always thinking about other things outside of football. 1347 01:20:39,800 --> 01:20:42,560 And the most important thing when you're outside of football, 1348 01:20:42,640 --> 01:20:45,200 is to try to find these ideas, 1349 01:20:45,280 --> 01:20:47,960 these motivations, these projects 1350 01:20:48,040 --> 01:20:49,680 that you can have in your life. 1351 01:20:59,240 --> 01:21:00,400 So the issue is… 1352 01:21:00,480 --> 01:21:04,160 -we currently don't have a kids' menu. -Yes. 1353 01:21:04,240 --> 01:21:07,520 But we are seeing a lot of families who come in and say 1354 01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:09,080 they'd like to see a kids' menu. 1355 01:21:09,160 --> 01:21:11,640 That's why we've been looking at what we could do. 1356 01:21:11,720 --> 01:21:14,480 -This is the prototype now? -Yes, exactly. 1357 01:21:14,560 --> 01:21:18,360 -We'd also make a new carnival cup. -Exactly. 1358 01:21:18,440 --> 01:21:22,640 Carnival, World Cup, European Championship in German colours, for example. 1359 01:21:22,720 --> 01:21:26,240 Let's get this Poldi cup out right away, with my face on it. 1360 01:21:26,960 --> 01:21:30,360 If you communicate that well, then I think people will be into it. 1361 01:21:30,920 --> 01:21:32,200 I think it's great. 1362 01:21:32,880 --> 01:21:34,320 -Let's go for it. -Yep. 1363 01:21:42,960 --> 01:21:45,880 I've got my business ventures and I enjoy them. 1364 01:21:45,960 --> 01:21:48,640 I invest just as much in them as I do in football. 1365 01:21:49,720 --> 01:21:51,840 But something has to suffer as a result. 1366 01:21:53,640 --> 01:21:55,920 Sure, I'd love to be sitting at home right now. 1367 01:21:59,000 --> 01:22:00,880 But I can rest when I'm six feet under. 1368 01:22:01,520 --> 01:22:04,760 Sure, I have a family, kids, 1369 01:22:05,960 --> 01:22:07,840 but I also have a responsibility 1370 01:22:07,920 --> 01:22:10,440 to all the other projects I'm involved with. 1371 01:22:14,080 --> 01:22:18,120 So now it's two against two for the last seconds. 1372 01:22:18,200 --> 01:22:20,560 Now they have to finish. Kruse! Max Kruse! 1373 01:22:20,640 --> 01:22:24,440 Wow, Max "Shisha" Kruse. 1374 01:22:25,200 --> 01:22:27,320 4-2. 1375 01:22:27,400 --> 01:22:29,760 How much sleep do you get when you're here? 1376 01:22:29,840 --> 01:22:33,320 Yeah, we played an away game the day before yesterday. 1377 01:22:33,400 --> 01:22:36,280 -We got home at 3 a.m. -Wow, that's late. 1378 01:22:36,360 --> 01:22:39,680 -Training this morning and then here. -So busy, then. 1379 01:22:40,160 --> 01:22:43,400 You can tell that he's usually a little worn out, a bit tired. 1380 01:22:43,480 --> 01:22:45,760 I don't think he gets the chance to sleep much. 1381 01:22:45,840 --> 01:22:48,600 Then he texts me at 6 a.m. or something. 1382 01:22:49,400 --> 01:22:50,280 Oh. 1383 01:22:56,280 --> 01:23:00,840 You have less time… for personal things. 1384 01:23:02,800 --> 01:23:06,880 But you… can't have it all. You have to be willing to make sacrifices. 1385 01:23:07,760 --> 01:23:11,520 But I think that when football is… no longer the main focus, 1386 01:23:12,760 --> 01:23:16,560 then I'll have more energy, more power, and more free time. 1387 01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:23,240 -It's a bit of a paradox. -What's a paradox? 1388 01:23:23,320 --> 01:23:26,440 On the one hand you say you'd like to have more time for your family, 1389 01:23:26,520 --> 01:23:28,880 and to spend more time at home, with the kids, 1390 01:23:29,600 --> 01:23:32,160 but at the same time you take a two-hour flight to Berlin 1391 01:23:32,240 --> 01:23:33,280 for the Baller League… 1392 01:23:33,360 --> 01:23:34,640 -Did I say that? -Yes. 1393 01:23:36,840 --> 01:23:40,840 As long as the businesses are doing well and as long as you're active and so on, 1394 01:23:41,360 --> 01:23:43,560 you have to be able to manage it all somehow. 1395 01:23:44,240 --> 01:23:46,160 But it's always been like that, so… 1396 01:23:46,800 --> 01:23:49,520 But why are you starting all these businesses? 1397 01:23:50,400 --> 01:23:51,520 I don't know. 1398 01:23:56,480 --> 01:23:58,880 To achieve something, to live a better life, 1399 01:23:58,960 --> 01:24:00,600 you have to work for it. 1400 01:24:00,680 --> 01:24:04,320 That's the mindset he grew up with, he experienced it first hand. 1401 01:24:05,640 --> 01:24:08,560 And he still has it. He's never let it go. 1402 01:24:27,680 --> 01:24:29,320 He just can't stand still. 1403 01:24:30,680 --> 01:24:33,160 Standing still is a problem for him. 1404 01:24:38,640 --> 01:24:42,400 In general, he's the kind of person who always has to be doing something. 1405 01:24:42,480 --> 01:24:43,960 That's when he's happy. 1406 01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:47,800 Do you think your businesses will ever fulfil you 1407 01:24:47,880 --> 01:24:49,560 in the way that football does? 1408 01:24:50,840 --> 01:24:52,560 No, I don't think so, no. 1409 01:24:57,840 --> 01:25:00,800 SUPPOSED LAST SEASON 1410 01:25:06,360 --> 01:25:11,000 Everyone asks what's next, what's next for Lukas. 1411 01:25:11,560 --> 01:25:12,840 Of course I feel good, 1412 01:25:12,920 --> 01:25:15,960 there are no conflicts, the games have been going pretty well. 1413 01:25:17,600 --> 01:25:21,000 But then there is also a… lack of life. 1414 01:25:22,920 --> 01:25:24,560 So these are my thoughts, you know? 1415 01:25:24,640 --> 01:25:28,680 We're in a bit of a hurry, we want to know which way we're going. 1416 01:25:41,480 --> 01:25:44,920 When you think you're always going to be doing something… 1417 01:25:45,000 --> 01:25:48,400 and then it stops, what's the alternative on offer? 1418 01:25:48,480 --> 01:25:50,320 There aren't any alternatives. 1419 01:25:51,520 --> 01:25:54,400 The only thing to do is to continue playing the sport 1420 01:25:54,920 --> 01:25:56,760 so you have something to do with your life, 1421 01:25:56,840 --> 01:25:59,160 but then that's not really an option here, is it? 1422 01:26:00,400 --> 01:26:03,040 There is no alternative for me. 1423 01:26:03,120 --> 01:26:07,640 If you lose your job, you can go to another company and do it there. 1424 01:26:07,720 --> 01:26:11,040 The only things that remain are the businesses and my family. 1425 01:26:12,440 --> 01:26:14,320 And whether I'll be missing something… 1426 01:26:15,120 --> 01:26:16,840 in my life, I don't know. 1427 01:26:18,480 --> 01:26:20,640 But you'll never get that thing back. 1428 01:26:28,040 --> 01:26:29,280 Be very quiet. 1429 01:26:37,600 --> 01:26:39,840 The best sauna, the very best. 1430 01:26:56,840 --> 01:26:59,680 Sure, there are always times when you think it's too much. 1431 01:27:00,880 --> 01:27:03,080 And that maybe you should just quit. 1432 01:27:03,160 --> 01:27:06,360 But then something always makes you change your mind and you think, 1433 01:27:06,440 --> 01:27:07,960 no, just keep going. 1434 01:27:09,680 --> 01:27:12,200 And so there are always these oscillations. 1435 01:27:13,400 --> 01:27:15,560 That's the type of shit I'm talking about. 1436 01:27:22,280 --> 01:27:24,760 But at some point you have to make a decision. 1437 01:27:33,560 --> 01:27:36,080 And I'm ready to make a decision. 1438 01:27:41,040 --> 01:27:45,720 1 DAY BEFORE THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON 1439 01:27:47,640 --> 01:27:50,480 What's the date? May 23rd. 1440 01:27:52,320 --> 01:27:54,360 I never thought I'd play until I was 40. 1441 01:27:55,160 --> 01:27:57,240 Unfortunately, I don't have a suit today, 1442 01:27:57,320 --> 01:27:59,880 but this is my style, this is my character. 1443 01:28:01,920 --> 01:28:03,840 -Then we wait and see. -Right. 1444 01:28:07,800 --> 01:28:09,680 Yes, that's exactly what it is. 1445 01:28:10,880 --> 01:28:14,120 -You have to do your buttons up. -That much I know… 1446 01:28:14,200 --> 01:28:15,680 I don't wear suits myself. 1447 01:28:16,280 --> 01:28:19,840 But I know that you have to fasten the buttons for a photo. 1448 01:28:20,800 --> 01:28:24,560 What led you to decide to continue playing for next season? 1449 01:28:25,640 --> 01:28:28,880 I'd rather keep going and then retire at some point in the future, 1450 01:28:29,760 --> 01:28:33,280 instead of stopping now and lying on a beach somewhere for three months. 1451 01:28:34,600 --> 01:28:36,360 Watching how the club is performing, 1452 01:28:36,440 --> 01:28:38,360 how the team is doing in the training camp, 1453 01:28:38,440 --> 01:28:40,000 I wanted to keep being a part of it. 1454 01:28:40,080 --> 01:28:42,400 LUKAS PODOLSKI EXTENDS FOR ONE YEAR IN ZABRZE. 1455 01:28:42,480 --> 01:28:44,320 A YEAR LATER, HE WINS THE POLISH CUP WITH GÓRNIK. 1456 01:28:44,400 --> 01:28:47,200 There are plenty of opportunities where I can bring my experience, 1457 01:28:47,280 --> 01:28:48,480 something I'm already doing. 1458 01:28:48,560 --> 01:28:51,640 For me, it's important that we have good shirts, 1459 01:28:51,720 --> 01:28:54,880 because when you have good shirts people will buy it. 1460 01:28:54,960 --> 01:28:57,800 And what I might do a little more of in the near future. 1461 01:28:57,880 --> 01:29:02,160 I'm in the process of taking over the club's shares from the city. 1462 01:29:03,360 --> 01:29:06,040 I would say that it keeps me alive and fulfilled. 1463 01:29:06,840 --> 01:29:09,320 I would say that I'm still involved in football. 1464 01:29:09,400 --> 01:29:10,680 Fucking awesome! 1465 01:29:12,000 --> 01:29:13,480 He's letting go, 1466 01:29:13,560 --> 01:29:17,800 not 100% yet, but it's slowly going in that direction. 1467 01:29:17,880 --> 01:29:19,560 It's all just a process, 1468 01:29:19,640 --> 01:29:22,320 just as these past 20 years have been a process. 1469 01:29:26,040 --> 01:29:28,880 And he has to realise, "Okay, I've already achieved a lot, 1470 01:29:28,960 --> 01:29:31,920 and I can start to take it easy and slow down a little." 1471 01:29:36,440 --> 01:29:38,280 Ella is coming! 1472 01:29:42,040 --> 01:29:45,400 40TH BIRTHDAY 1473 01:29:47,800 --> 01:29:50,280 I'm someone who lives in the here and now, 1474 01:29:50,360 --> 01:29:51,640 in the present moment, 1475 01:29:51,720 --> 01:29:55,120 and I'll fill my day with life, no matter what that entails. 1476 01:29:55,200 --> 01:29:59,320 Someone who is happy, who laughs, who has a sense of humour. 1477 01:29:59,400 --> 01:30:00,880 That's how it's going to be. 1478 01:30:04,400 --> 01:30:07,200 What will be will be, as they say in Cologne. 1479 01:30:07,800 --> 01:30:11,200 Look, left foot, with a view of the sea. 1480 01:30:12,880 --> 01:30:14,320 It can still do a bit. 1481 01:30:15,240 --> 01:30:17,040 The left one doesn't want to stop yet. 1482 01:30:20,560 --> 01:30:23,520 Last question. In every sports documentary, 1483 01:30:23,600 --> 01:30:28,360 they always show Mario Götze's goal in the 2014 World Cup final. 1484 01:30:28,440 --> 01:30:30,600 What should we do with the goal in this one? 1485 01:30:31,720 --> 01:30:33,080 Do it here… AI. 1486 01:30:33,160 --> 01:30:36,200 Schürrle. He's there! 1487 01:30:36,280 --> 01:30:38,640 And make it so it looks like I scored it. 1488 01:30:38,720 --> 01:30:40,720 Do it! He does it! 1489 01:30:40,800 --> 01:30:43,680 Lukas Podolski! 1490 01:30:47,440 --> 01:30:49,200 Feel the heat of the night 1491 01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:50,800 Everything's all right 1492 01:30:50,880 --> 01:30:53,400 Feel the power of my heart Give me all… 1493 01:30:54,520 --> 01:30:58,360 Put all the titles in there, or the 2014 World Cup, 1494 01:30:58,440 --> 01:31:01,400 put it all in the credits and then people will see it anyway. 1495 01:31:01,480 --> 01:31:04,880 They'll see everything that happened, and what we've won, 1496 01:31:04,960 --> 01:31:07,600 and they'll get to see the trophy again. 1497 01:31:22,600 --> 01:31:24,800 Jumping, jumping up and down 1498 01:31:24,880 --> 01:31:27,800 Lukas Podolski says goodbye to the national team. 1499 01:31:27,880 --> 01:31:31,360 Podolski! No! I don't believe it! 1500 01:31:31,440 --> 01:31:35,640 I don't believe it! Sensational! A wonderful goal! 1501 01:31:36,200 --> 01:31:38,840 That way, it's included in the documentary too. 1502 01:31:38,920 --> 01:31:40,560 -Yes, of course. -Or not? 1503 01:31:40,640 --> 01:31:41,440 At the end, yes. 1504 01:31:41,520 --> 01:31:44,640 If not, then they'll just have to watch it on YouTube, won't they? 1505 01:31:45,120 --> 01:31:46,680 Feel the heat of the night 1506 01:31:46,760 --> 01:31:48,160 Everything's all right 1507 01:31:48,240 --> 01:31:50,000 Feel the power of my heart 1508 01:31:50,080 --> 01:31:52,040 Give me all your love 1509 01:31:52,120 --> 01:31:55,520 All you need is feel right now 1510 01:31:55,600 --> 01:31:59,840 All you need is feel my love 1511 01:32:03,920 --> 01:32:07,760 FOR HELENE PODOLSKI 1512 01:32:12,600 --> 01:32:15,720 Feel the heat of the night