The Football World Cup took place in Germany, millions of people from all over the world were guests, and a lightness that only a summer can produce gripped the country. The Germans, who had previously shown inhibitions in dealing with national symbols, painted the national colors on their cheeks, immigrants waved the German flag for the first time in their lives, and international polls declared Germany the coolest country in the world. In 2025, we will be living in a different country. Ronald Reng describes the time of lightness and asks whether such a feeling of elation is still possible today. Biography Ronald Reng, born in Frankfurt in 1970, lives as a sports reporter and writer in Barcelona. He has been awarded the Grand Prix of German Sports Journalists several times for reports on Robert Enke. New product