Overview
- An interview aired March 6 on Sky Sports showed Ballack struggling to speak as he addressed his loss five years on.
- He called the pain indescribable and likened his experience to repression and denial, saying he finds it very hard to talk about his son.
- Emilio Ballack died on August 5, 2021 in a quad accident at the family home south of Lisbon.
- Ballack said day-to-day stability comes from professional engagement, close family ties and support from his sons Louis and Jordi, adding he feels heightened responsibility for them.
- The 2012 retiree, a former captain of Germany who won league titles in Germany and England and now works as a TV consultant, offered no new details about the accident itself.