What does the F1 board think about Michael Schumacher playing for his hometown football team?

Question

Here is his picture on the team's website:

http://www.fc-echichens.ch/michael-schumacher-ferrari.htm

Here is a video of him heading to the field

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=upCSbxvVvr4&feature=related

Here he scores a goal:

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=rMQ6qYJD9i8&feature=related

Why did he race in F1 rather than play football? Do you feel lucky that he choose to race cars rather than football?

Answer 1

I'm sh

sure they don't give a funcys muck

Answer 2

Many German internationals think that Schumacher could have played football professionally - not to international level, but certainly in the Bundesliga. It's quite rare, even in these specialised times, to find a top sportsman who cannot play at least one other sport to a level which is beyond the average person. Just look at the number of cricketers, footballers and F1 drivers who play golf to a high standard (Nick Heidfeld being a good example of a golfing F1 driver). Also look at the number of players who have a "winter" and a "summer" sport... less than there used to be, but they still exist.

Given the choice between seeing Schumi the solid professional footballer and Schumi the all-time great F1 driver, then I'm glad he chose motorsport over football.

Answer 3

Schumacher's love of football has been well documented.  He was always playing friendly games with fellow drivers/mechanics on GP weekends and wasn't adverse to playing for his local Swiss team, who i think were about 2nd division.

Good for him. I'm sure Corrina wants him out of her hair (bored 7x world champ hanging around the house? Enough to drive you up the walls!) and he likes to keep fit, can you imagine a fat Michael Schumacher??? Hahahha

Answer 4

It keeps the old fella employed! Nah good luck to him.

Answer 5

Had he gone to football, he may not be as great as what he is in F1

F1, he's a world champion, 7 times

In football, its harder for him to become a top world player. he would never go that far in football

Boy I'm glad he came to F1. He's a special drivers that all drivers today are compared too

Except of course for Mr Lewis, which ITV loves comparing him to Senna