Overview

• Bastian Schweinsteiger, Guido Buchwald, Horst Hrubesch, Otto Rehhagel, Jupp Heynckes and the late Bert Trautmann were added to the Hall of Fame at the Deutsches Fußballmuseum.
• Heynckes did not attend for health reasons, and Trautmann’s son accepted the posthumous honor as DFB President Bernd Neuendorf called Trautmann’s life a story of reconciliation.
• Philipp Lahm lauded Schweinsteiger as “the rock in the surf” from the 2014 World Cup final, and the 41-year-old fought back tears, saying, “This means a lot.”
• The gala gathered roughly 300 guests, was hosted by Sportschau presenter Esther Sedlaczek, and featured laudators including Lahm, Klaus Fischer and DFB chief Neuendorf.
• Inductees were selected by a jury dominated by sports journalists under eligibility rules requiring a five-year career gap, with reports differing on jury size (33 or 34) and the Hall’s total membership (53 or 54).