Welt Online’s Bromantic Headline: "Only Reus Can Distract Him..."

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Isn't it bromantic?

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The playmaker has matured into a world class footballer in Madrid, the Spaniards consider him the leader of Germany’s passing game. Undeterred, he goes his way – unless a colleague clowns around.

Nearly 100,000 in the stands of a Spanish top club? It’s been a while since it made him nervous. Millions watching on television? It motivates. Paparazzi follow him around shopping? It’s part of the job. Marco Reus sits two metres next to him? It’s distracting for Mesut Özil.

The Germany and Real Madrid playmaker sits on Sunday afternoon at the podium in the adidas centre and talks about Tuesday. Before the game against Kazakhstan he’ll be honoured by the DFB: the votes of 50,000 fans of the federation have chosen the 24 year-old as player of the year.
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