By Chris Wright
Several days ago a video circulated that showed a slightly squiffy Bastian Schweinsteiger singing anti-Borussia Dortmund chant “BVB, sons of bitches” at a party somewhere.
Schweinsteiger’s antics caused a minor furore in Bundesliga circles and so, as a damage limitation exercise, the Bayern Munich midfielder issued a video apology via his official Facebook page, with Schweini filming himself humbly mumbling:
“Hello, I’m sending you all a message from my holidays, as it’s come to my attention that a video of me has found its way onto the internet.
“I’d like to say sorry to all fans, players and officials at Borussia Dortmund.
“I won’t try to play this down – it’s obviously a well known fan song, but I didn’t want to insult anyone with the offensive word.
“It’s important for me to articulate that now. I get on with all Dortmund players really well, especially Kevin Grosskreutz.
“It was an unhappy situation, so sorry again to all Dortmunders, I hope the fans will understand it. All the best, I hope everything’s okay again.”
“Yours, Basti.”
See? Some of his best friends are Kevin Grosskreutz.
Anyway, Dortmund have since responded to formally accept Schweinsteiger’s apology, emitting the following message via their official Facebook page…
Translation…
Dear Bastian Schweinsteiger,
It’s not a problem that after winning the World Cup (for which we’d like to congratulate you, by the way!) to have a beer (or two) and to let emotions run free and to say some inappropriate things.
We see you as a great and fair athlete so of course we’ll accept your video apology.
We wish you a great vacation in Croatia.
Borussia Dortmund.
P.S.: if you’re ever thinking of taking singing lessons, let us know. We’d love to help you!
Next step: Schweinsteiger in a Dortmund shirt and Grosskreutz in a Bayern shirt, shaking hands and hugging manfully atop the Brandenburg Gate as yellow, red and blue fireworks illuminate the night skies over Berlin and David Hasselhof plays “Lookin’ For Freedom” live on the concourse below.