Mats Hummels moves to AS Roma in 2024. For the 36-year-old world champion, it is the first foreign station of his career – and his last as a professional footballer. Tommi Schmitt has visited Mats Hummels several times, accompanying him on his special Italian journey again and again. His time there became a sporting rollercoaster ride. He went from being a benchwarmer to a regular, from a tragic figure to a celebrated hero. What is life like as a seasoned professional in a new environment? How does Mats Hummels look back on his career? What do his companions say about him? Tommi Schmitt meets the coaches who have influenced him the most: Joachim Löw, Felix Magath, Hermann Gerland, his father Hermann Hummels and others.

WRITER: Christian Twente     DIRECTOR: Christian Twente, Leonard Claus     CAMERA: Martin Christ, Torbjörn Karvang, Leo Adass    EDITOR: Andrej Jelic      SOUND: Jan Beckhaus, Amitt Darimdur, Christiane Vogt     COMMISSIONING EDITOR: Daniel Nemetschek (ZDF). Paul Wolff (ZDF), Fabian Farwick (ZDF)