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Dr. Felix Brych giving an interview to two students in a podcast at TUM Campus Heilbronn

Top Soccer Referee Gives Exciting Insights

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They often have to make decisions quickly and under enormous pressure and cannot be replaced by artificial intelligence for the time being. Soccer referee Dr. Felix Brych made this clear at the latest event in the "Learning from Legends" series at the TUM Campus Heilbronn in conversation with moderator Markus Hermsen-Huyke. He cites courage, focus and professional preparation as basic requirements. The doctor of law has played in 344 Bundesliga and 69 Champions League matches. His career highlight was supposed to be the 2018 World Cup - instead, FIFA sent him home after just one game. But he learned an important lesson from this bitter experience: "Accept your mistakes and fight back." There was a happy ending after all: the now 48-year-old was awarded five matches at the European Championship 2021 – as many as no other referee before.

The path to the top was never a sure-fire success, Brych explains. He built his career bit by bit. He has often learned more from setbacks than from successes and has always remained convinced: "After the valley, the next mountain is even higher than the one before."

 

Brych is well received by the students who pepper him with questions. Only once does he remain vague: he doesn't want to predict who will win the European Championship this year – even if he would like to see Germany at least in the semi-finals.

 

The "Learning from Legends" series on the TUM Campus Heilbronn will continue on November 4, 2024 with star chef Norbert Niederkofler.

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