Germany’s players pose for a team photo before an international friendly soccer match against the United States, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
They call him Bambi. Not for delicacy, but for the way he carries the ball in traffic, the particular cleanliness of those movements. Jamal Musiyala He had 40 Germany caps and was touted as the next Lionel Messi before he turned 20. Then on July 5 last year, Gianluigi Donnarumma went for a loose ball and collided with him. Musia fell screaming. He fractured his fibula, dislocated his ankle. Donnarumma held his head in his hands.
In the months that followed, Nagelsmann visited him at home. No phone calls. He went in person to say that there was no rush. “It will be good if I am back in top form at the end of the season and at the World Cup,” Musiala said. he did Scored against Finland last month, completed 90 minutes for first time since March, started June 6 against United States. Bambi is back. The World Cup will answer the question of whether the old Bambi is back. Read more.