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Daily Mail
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mats Hummels' ex-wife complains their son, 7, 'wasn't invited' to his farewell match - while he celebrated with stunning model girlfriend 10 years his junior
Mats Hummels ex-wife has claimed the couple's seven-year-old son was unaware of his father's farewell match for Borussia Dortmund. Hummels, who left Dortmund at the end of the 2023-24 season, returned to the club for a farewell match on Sunday. A total of 80,000 fans were present at the Signal Iduna Park for a friendly between Dortmund and Juventus. Hummels captained the Bundesliga side for the opening 18 minutes of the match, which officially marked his retirement from professional football. The 36-year-old was cheered on by the crowd and his model girlfriend Nicola Cavanis, 26. The former defender, who made 508 appearances in all competitions for Dortmund, however was not joined by his son Ludwig at the match. His ex-wife Cathy shared a photo of their son on social media on the morning of the match, which featured a newspaper featuring Hummels and the headline 'Mats gut'. She wrote: 'Someone stole my cap and read about Dad's farewell in the newspaper. So he knows what it was like'. In a follow-up message later in the day, Cathy confirmed that she had been unaware of Hummel's farewell match and claimed she had only discovered it when reading the newspaper. Instead, Cathy confirmed that she was on holiday with Ludwig at Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria. 'To clarify: We are not intentionally missing Mats Hummels' final game. I put my son an extra newspaper so he can read everything,' she wrote. 'The reason we are NOT there is simply gone: We were NOT invited or knew about it. We are now enjoying our wonderful vacation with the family again. 'Goodbye Aussenrist 15. Congratulations on your remarkable career.' Hummels reportedly declined to comment when contacted by BILD for a response to his ex-wife's claim. Cathy had previously claimed in an interview with the Germany newspaper that she was 'raising my son more or less on my own'. Hummels had split with his ex-wife in 2022 following seven years of marriage. A year later Hummels went public with his new girlfriend Cavanis, who has earned fame by modelling for the likes of Nivea, Puma, Victoria's Secret, MCM, New Yorker and Tchibo. Hummels had represented Dortmund in two spells, with the defender initially playing for the club between 2009 and 2016, before moving to Bayern Munich. He returned for a second spell between 2019 and 2024, with the latter ending after an alleged bust-up with then manager Edin Terzic after the Champions League final last year. Hummels then had a season in Serie A with Roma, before the veteran defender opted to retire this summer. He claimed five Bundesliga titles during his career, two with Dortmund and three with Bayern, along with three German Cups and five Super Cups.
The Sun
07-08-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘These are season tickets?' – Fans stunned to discover watching Bayern Munich is three times cheaper than SHREWSBURY
FANS were left stunned after discovering watching Bayern Munich is cheaper than EVERY EFL club - and three times less than Shrewsbury. German football is often hailed for its reasonable prices and passionate fan bases. 4 4 4 But season ticket prices for the 2025-26 season hammer home the stark difference in the price of football compared to England. Incredibly, of the 18 Bundesliga teams this season, only TWO can boast a season ticket cheaper than Bayern. The German champions charge just £149 for their lowest price season ticket available to adults. That works out as just £8.76 per Bundesliga match. Only Wolfsburg (£136) and Hoffenheim (£128) charge less. At the top end of the table, Borussia Dortmund charge the most for their cheapest season ticket at £221, followed by FC Koln (£214) and RB Leipzig (£208). The average lowest price season ticket across the German top flight this season is just £170. But those prices are a fraction of the cost charged by EFL clubs. In fact, Bayern Munich's £149 season ticket is £50 less than the CHEAPEST season ticket in League Two. Fleetwood's most affordable adult season ticket is £199 for their 2025-26 campaign. Viktor Gyokeres is announced at the Emirates for the first time ahead of Villarreal friendly The dearest cheapest season ticket in League Two costs a whopping £526 at Shrewsbury. In League One, Luton are top of the pile with £500 while Huddersfield are at the other end on £249. The figures in the Championship are similar, with Norwich charging £568 and QPR £262. And in the Premier League, the cheapest adult season ticket is at the London Stadium with West Ham setting fans back £345. But just across town in North London, Arsenal top the scales with a staggering £922 cheapest season ticket. Tottenham (£856), Liverpool (£713) and Chelsea (£700) complete the top four in the Premier League. Only West Ham, Burnley (£352), Newcastle (£362) and Bournemouth (£423) have a lower season ticket fee than Manchester City (£425). Even Harrow Borough in the Isthmian South Central Division are charging £160 for an adult season ticket - £11 more than Bayern Munich. And fans could barely believe the shocking disparity between English prices and the tiny amounts charged by the German champions. One moaned: "Bayern have a cheaper season ticket than my Luton season ticket in League One." Another said: "Nice to see one of best clubs in Europe like Bayern Münich have such cheap ticket prices." A third typed: "German clubs actually care about their fans. The whole country runs on the ethos of quality of life and it's amazing to see." A fourth joked: "Here I was going €150 for a match isn't so bad..." And a shocked final user asked: "These are season ticket prices...?" 4
Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Julian Brandt shines against Siegen with a brace
Julian Brandt scored twice in the 8-1 win against Sportfreunde Siegen in Borussia Dortmund's first test match of the 2025-26 pre-season.
