Michael Ballackformer German footballer now aged 48, is on everyone’s lips for something that has nothing to do with football. And the legendary player of Bayern or Chelseaamong other clubs, confirmed his romantic relationship with Sophie Schneiderhana young model friend of her son who died at 18.
The 23-year-old influencer was close friends with Ballack’s 18-year-old son Emilio, who died in 2021 in a tragic quad bike accident in Portugal. The former German midfielder He divorced his wife Simone Lambe in 2012, and it was after Emilio’s death that he began to become closer to Sophia Schneiderhan, strengthening their bond until they began dating and becoming a couple. Rumors started to emerge a few years ago, but they are no longer hidden. Recently, Sophia shared a photo with Michael Ballack in Sylt, a German North Sea island, confirming their romance and proclaiming their love from the rooftops despite the age difference between them.
Ballack, who is 25 years older than Sophia Schneiderhanalso shared his girlfriend’s post adding a heart on Instagram. The German, who retired from football in 2012 after playing for Chemnitzer, Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Chelsea and being capped 98 times for Germany, now works as a television commentator.
Michael Ballack is dating a 23-year-old model who was his son’s friend before his tragic death: Michael Ballack turns 48 today and is dating model Sophia Schneiderhan, who was tragically friends with his son Emilio… #MichaelBallack #MichaelBallackgirlfriend pic.twitter.com/hPrqZ5a9rP
– The Hitman Tipster (@hitman_tipster) September 26, 2024
The death of Ballack’s son
It’s been more than three years since the death of Emilio Ballack. The world of football was in mourning. Especially Germany and England, but in general everyone related to the beautiful sport was shocked after hearing the tragic news of death of Emilio, the son of Michael Ballack, 18 years old who lost his life in an accident quad.
Emilio Ballack died early in the morning after failing to recover from a fateful quad bike accident in the Portuguese town of Troia, near Lisbon, where he was vacationing. As reported by Portuguese television TVI24the son of the former Bayern and Chelsea footballer He had to be rescued by the firefighters, that they could only remove his lifeless body from under the quad.
Emilio, born in 2002 He was the second of Michael Ballack’s three children, after the firstborn, Louis, and three years older than Jordi, the youngest. News which, after being published shortly after in various Portuguese and English media, was confirmed through its official channels by Chelsea, a club of which the former German international is a true legend.
“Everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club is shocked and saddened to hear the news. Emilio Ballack dies at age 18. All our thoughts are with his father Michael and his family at this sad time,” read the text published by Chelsea, the team for which Ballack played between 2006 and 2010.
