The Dortmund defender played a key role in the introduction of goalline cameras in Germany and he may be at the forefront of the technological revolution once moreMats Hummels may no longer be international flavour of the month – it’s been noticeably ages since any “good friend” of his has told reporters that he dreams of playing for Chelsea/Arsenal/Manchester United/Barcelona – but his plot in German football history looks more assured by the minute.
You will remember that in 2014,the perennially unsweaty dandy of Borussia Dortmund’s defence became the catalyst for the introduction of goalline technology in Fußball, when his headed goal was wrongly chalked off in the DFB Pokal final against Bayern Munich. And now, or following on from BVB’s tumultuous 2-0 win over Ingolstadt on Saturday,Hummels’ devilishly good-looking visage – man-crushes on footballers are permitted, Mrs Bundesliga blog assures me – could well be the involuntary face of technological progress yet again.
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Source: theguardian.com