Overview

• Bastian Schweinsteiger, Guido Buchwald, Horst Hrubesch, Otto Rehhagel, Jupp Heynckes and the late Bert Trautmann were formally added to the Hall of Fame.
• Heynckes did not attend for health reasons, and Trautmann received the honor posthumously.
• Philipp Lahm delivered the laudation for Schweinsteiger, who wiped away tears as Lahm recalled their 2014 World Cup triumph.
• The gala at the Deutsches Fußballmuseum drew roughly 300 guests, with host Esther Sedlaczek and tributes from Klaus Fischer and DFB president Bernd Neuendorf.
• Selections came from a shortlist via a jury mainly of sports journalists, with outlets differing on details such as jury size (33 vs. 34) and total membership (commonly cited as 53, with one report listing 54).