Overview
- The former HSV defender and his wife appeared at the Volksparkstadion before the Borussia Dortmund match to support yeswecan!cer.
- HSV displayed the message “Vorsorge kann Leben retten” on the team kit, with partner HanseMerkur backing a screening-awareness fundraiser.
- Diekmeier became visibly emotional in a live Sky interview and during a stadium address as a signed jersey for Delani was presented.
- Supporters unfurled a message of encouragement, and former teammates offered comfort in the stands.
- Fourteen-year-old Delani, whose cancer has spread to the lung with a very poor prognosis, watched from home while her brother Dion represented the family at the stadium.