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Matthias Stach usually reports from Melbourne, Paris and New York.
He has made a name for himself over the past few decades with tennis broadcasts and, alongside Boris Becker, is currently the most prominent expert duo on TV.
His voice shaped the era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in Germany.
He has closely followed Angelique Kerber's ascent and has commented on more serves, volleys and breakballs than anyone else in the past 20 years.
Tell me, Boris: Matthias Stach works with the tennis legend at Eurosport
Source: pa / dpa / Frank Molter
On Wednesday, however, the 58-year-old received a very special return.
Stach, who has always been active in other sports as well, comments on the U21 European Football Championship for ProSieben.
The Munich broadcaster secured the rights to the tournament for the first time.
Matthias Stach is proud of his son
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At the start on Wednesday (9 p.m.), the German selection will play against hosts Hungary, and Stach's son Anton will be in the squad.
The Filius plays, the father comments - what is everyday life in non-Corona times with thousands of youth games on football pitches could now happen in front of a television audience.
The 22-year-old midfielder from SpVgg Greuther Fürth has great chances of being used.
Breakthrough in Fürth: Anton Stach previously played for the youth teams from Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg
Source: Getty Images / Sebastian Widmann
“Of course I'm proud of him.
But above all in his own way, how calmly he is classifying and perceiving everything.
Sometimes I would like to have his composure in certain things.
I always tell him.
'You're a cool sock' ”, said Stach senior to“ Bild ”.
It is certain that he is now even celebrating his debut for Germany while his father is commenting on the line-up or substitution.
"I can well imagine that he has to say something to his son," said DFB coach Stefan Kuntz, "I don't mean: Why doesn't the blind coach set him up?"
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And then?
Joy of the microphone, followed by adulation about the qualities of the debutant from the second division?
Rather not.
“We're not afraid of it, we see it as relaxed and amused.
Our relationship is great - open and honest.
I will classify him just like his teammates, rather more critically, ”believes Stach.
Alexander Rösner sees it that way too.
The station's sports director rules out that Matthias Stach could be biased: "As is often the case in father-son relationships, in case of doubt he will possibly be even stricter than with the other players."
For the first time: Stefan Kuntz nominated Anton Stach for the U21
Source: dpa / Marton Monus
Especially since Matthias Stach, himself a successful tennis player as an active player, is not new to the sporting success of his children.
Anton, who was born and grew up in Buchholz in the Nordheide just outside Hamburg and was promoted at the Werder Bremen youth training center, still has two sisters.
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Emma, the older, has set several records as a basketball player, and at the age of 15 was the youngest starting five player in Bundesliga history.
The 24-year-old national player played for Gonzaga University in the USA and is currently under contract in Sweden.
Lotta, the youngest offspring, like her big sister, has so far gone through all the German junior competitions and plays in the second basketball division at the age of 18.
From Wednesday, however, the focus at Stach will be on football.
Dad Matthias will also comment on the games of the DFB-Elf on Saturday (9 p.m.) against the Netherlands and on March 30 (6 p.m.) against Romania.
He has prepared: “'A wonderful hit from Stach' would have been something!
That would be interesting. "