Mats Hummels: BVB legend is adopted in the big festival!

Mats Hummels: BVB legend is adopted in the big festival!

Signal Iduna Park, 44139 Dortmund, Deutschland - On August 10, 2025, Mats Hummels will officially adopt on a special setting. The event takes place as part of the season opening of Borussia Dortmund when the team meets Juventus Turin. This will be an emotional moment for the fans, because Hummels announced his career end after 18 years of professional football in April 2025. Previously, the defender played for AS Rome in Serie A and had already celebrated great success at BVB and FC Bayern.

The last competitive game of Hummels took place on June 1, 2024 in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. As early as September 2024, the player was honored at the farewell game of Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski in Signal Iduna Park. Hans-Joachim Watzke, Managing Director of BVB, praised Hummels as one of the largest players in the club. In his Bundesliga career, Hummels came to a total of 508 competitive games for Dortmund and won two German championships and twice the DFB Cup.

A festive program is waiting

The official farewell of Hummels is accompanied by a double friendly game: At 1:00 p.m., BVB women compete against Juventus women in the Red Earth stadium, followed by the men's team, which plays against Juventus Turin at 5:30 p.m. Hummels are honored between the two games and the new additions of the club are presented to the audience.

Hummels' future as a TV expert

With his resignation from professional football, Hummels will work as a TV expert from the new season. Although his active career is coming to an end, he will continue to pursue football from a different perspective and share his experiences . A look at the injury risks in professional sports shows that many players how they had to go a similar way. Some, like Julian Nagelsmann, ended her career due to serious injuries at a young age.

Hummels ’farewell will be a memorable day for the supporters of Borussia Dortmund, who will miss his distinctive style and his leadership skills on the square. While the fans are looking forward to the game on August 10th, the question remains which future the club has for its next season plans and how they will continue inherit