ドイツはエンケの自殺で喪に服し、チリ戦をキャンセル！！

European football mourns Robert Enke(uefa.com)

European and German football is in mourning following the death on Tuesday of Robert Enke, the Hannover 96 and German national-team goalkeeper.

DFB statement
A statement on the German Football Association (DFB) website said: "The German national team received the news of the death of Robert Enke Tuesday night. The team mourns for their former goalkeeper (...).

Team informed
"The team was informed by coach Joachim Löw and team manager Oliver Bierhoff in their hotel in Bonn. Bierhoff said: 'We are in a state of shock. It is beyond words.'

Prayers for wife and family
"DFB President Dr Theo Zwanziger: 'We are stunned by the death of Robert Enke. Our prayers go out to his wife and his family.'"

Deepest sympathy
In a letter to Dr Zwanziger, UEFA President Michel Platini said: "It is with great consternation that I have learned of the death of Robert Enke, and it is my wish to convey my deepest sympathy to his family, the DFB and his club Hannover 96.

Filled with sadness
"In such a moment, one is simply unable to find the appropriate words. One is stunned and filled with sadness. My thoughts are with his family and team colleagues, and I wish them great strength for the time to come." The DFB also confirmed on its website that Saturday's friendly international against Chile in Cologne has been cancelled.

DFB calls off Chile game(Deutscher Fussball-Bund)

Following the tragic death of German goalkeeper Robert Enke, the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) calls off the game against Chile in Cologne on Saturday. Fans having bought and purchased tickets will be reimbursed. Detailed information on the proceedure will be published on this webpage.

The decision was made in a meeting this Wednesday in Bonn, with DFB-President Dr. Theo Zwanziger, General Secretary Wolfgang Niersbach, the team’s coach Joachim Löw and the team-manager Oliver Bierhoff participating. The team had also voted for a cancellation of the game against Chile.

“We could not play the game against Chile on Saturday, that was a unanimous decision”, said Dr. Zwanziger, who added that the decision “was without an alternative.” Enke died on Tuesday at the age of 32.

The cancellation leaves Germany with just two games ahead of the nomination of the World Cup roster – next week’s game in Gelsenkirchen against the Ivory Coast (Wednesday, November 18, 8.45 P.M., live on ARD) and the classic football confrontation with Argentinia on March 3rd in Munich.

ドイツサッカー協会、ドイツ、ハノーファー、ヨーロッパはロベルト・エンケの自殺に深く悲しみを感じている。

ドイツは１１月１４日に行われる予定だったチリ戦を「エンケの自殺にこのような状況ではゲームをすることはできない」としてキャンセル。チリ側も理解を示してる。

エンケはバルセロナでのポジション争いに破れて以降、鬱病を患っていたといい、いったんは回復したものの、愛娘の死によってぶり返したという。カウンセリングには通っていたものの、結果的には最悪のかたちでみずから命を絶つということになってしまった。

鬱病は心の風邪というくらいで、誰でもかかる可能性があり、そして風邪は万病のもとという通り、鬱病もひどくなると本当に辛い。この辛さはかかってみないとわからないほどだ。

エンケも気持ちが不安定で上がったときと下がったときの差がひどく堪えたのではないだろうか。

改めて哀悼の意を示したい。