Commentary: Charity match gives German fans the chance to kick it with the stars

May 08, 2008 On a warm presummer day, the elite of German media stars gathered for something that is -- at least in Teutonic terms -- quite unusual: a celebrity soccer tournament. After cleaning up at the Lola Awards (the German equivalent of the Oscars) the week before, the young German-Turkish filmmaker put together an all-star team and managed to fill a (granted small) stadium with an atmosphere of beer, bratwurst and soccer that celebrities, journalists and regular folks could enjoy. In another unfortunate faux pas, Schweiger gave a halftime television interview while puffing away on a cigarette, creating an uncomfortable link between the fight against heart disease and one of its main causes.

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