Andreas Böni and Michael Wegmann
A for Alina. This is the name of his wife, whom he married in 2019. She comes from near Cologne and studied law.
B for Bruce Springsteen. He listens to its music very often.
C for Congeli Basel. When father became the publishing director of the Basler Zeitung in the summer of 1997, Klein-Yann went to Concordia Basel. Father Sommer steps in as a goalie coach: “We both had a great time. Not a matter of course when the father trains his own son in a training group alongside other goalkeepers. “
D as in Papi Dani. In the 1970s he played as a goalkeeper for the first division club FC Küsnacht (then the third highest division) and is also a passionate painter.
E for experts. Because summer is “only” 1.80 meters tall, many did not trust him to have a very great career. Against France, he once again proved all lies.
Against world star Mbappé: Summer holds the decisive penalty here(00:45)
F for family. His parents traveled with the last European Championship in France. Before this EM, Sommer said: “I will miss that: In between meeting the families, public viewings, fan miles, contact with the country and its people – also with the journalists.”
G for guitar. He is a fan of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and often takes his guitar with him to play himself.
H for Herrliberg. There he was already in goal at the age of four.
I like identification figure. In Gladbach he is captain after seven years in the club and is undisputed.
J for years. Since the France game, Sommer has been the record goal of the national team with 65 games. After 35 years, he replaced Erich Burgener from Upper Valais, who made 64 Swiss goals between 1973 and 1986.
K for cooking. A big hobby of his, he also had a cooking blog. He’s also often vegan, but doesn’t disdain a good piece of meat either.
L like teaching. Before he really takes off at Basel, he is also in goal at GC.
M for Mila. This is the name of his daughter, who was born in October 2019.
N for Nayla. This is the name of his baby, who was born the day after the 3-0 draw against Italy. Summer came a little late for the birth and then returned to the Nati euphoric.
O like oldtimers. He is fascinated by old cars. “You have a story and a soul,” he told the Handelszeitung. His dream car is a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.
P for Patrick Foletti. The national team’s goalie coach is his great confidante in the team.
R as in reaction. He even has a small exercise program for his eye muscles in order to be as quick as possible to react.
S for jump. Every time he steps on the field before a game, he jumps up.
T like therapist. As a Shiatsu therapist, his mother treats horses with her hands.
U like lessons. Our national team goalie also takes singing lessons.
V for Vaduz. In 2007, trainer Heinz Hermann took him to Vaduz. Sommer rises up as a 19-year-old.
W for wine. He rarely drinks, but has a wine cooler. And if so, then it has to be quality.
X for x-fold he holds penalties against the absolute top stars. Last two times against Sergio Ramos in the game against Spain (1: 1), now against Kylian Mbappé.
Y for yoga. Yann meditates regularly and does yoga to «stay mentally fresh», as he says.
Z as in goal. Papa Dani said: «While other people of the same age went out at the weekend, Yann had to and wanted to live in a very disciplined manner in order to be able to achieve his best performance week after week as a budding professional athlete. But with a big goal in mind, the waiver wasn’t so big. “
Nati superfan back home: “It’s so surreal”(03:21)
Hard press after Out: The European shame of the French(00:48)
After reaching the quarter-finals: Here Blick-Böni dyes her hair blonde(01:08)
Party in Romania’s capital: This is how the Swiss Nati fans celebrate in Bucharest(05:15)
Nati fans excited: “We’re going steeply now!”(02:36)
Surreal even for Shaqiri: “I’ve never seen a game like this”(01:05)
Victory against France: The best scenes from the EM party night(05:07)