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LEIPZIG, GERMANY - OCTOBER 11: Thomas Hitzlsperger, former german national player holds a speech during the Julius-Hirsch-Preis Awarding Ceremony 2015 of the German Football Association (DFB) at Da Capo Eventhalle on October 11, 2015 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images)

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - OCTOBER 11:  Thomas Hitzlsperger, former german national player holds a speech during the Julius-Hirsch-Preis Awarding Ceremony 2015 of the German Football Association (DFB) at Da Capo Eventhalle on October 11, 2015 in Leipzig, Germany.  (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images)