A grieving German football legend.
Former Bayern Munich player and 2002 World Cup finalist Michael Ballack lost his 18-year-old son Emilio on Thursday.
It was Chelsea club, where Ballack played 165 games between 2006 and 2010, that broke the tragic news on Twitter.
Everybody associated with Chelsea Football Club is shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Emilio Ballack at the terribly young age of 18.
All our thoughts are with his father Michael and his family at this sad time.
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- Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 5, 2021
It is a quad bike accident that would be the cause of the death of the young man.
The facts allegedly took place on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, around 2 a.m., south of Lisbon, in the vast land of a family house acquired by the family.
Emilio Ballack did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead when help arrived early in the morning.
Hit by his quad
According to the first elements of the investigation, the young man was driving on rough terrain with his quad when he fell, before being violently struck by the vehicle which had continued on its way.
According to the Daily Mirror, the teenager's body was transferred to the Forensic Institute in Santiago de Cacem for an autopsy.
He was enjoying his vacation after graduating in Munich.
His father, Michael Ballack, 44, had chosen Portugal to enjoy his retirement after having a tumor in his spinal cord removed. On Twitter, in addition to Chelsea, the Manchester City club offered their condolences to the family of the former Nationalmannschaft player.
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