“Sometimes it wasn’t possible anymore’: DFB top talent was about to end his career. Years later, Maximilian Beier was considered a candidate to play for Germany at the European Championships in their own country.

The 21-year-old offensive man from TSG Hoffenheim is hoping to be nominated for the squad for the 2024 European Championship in his home country. “During this phase, I also had thoughts about perhaps quitting football altogether,” Beier tells TSG magazine Field.