Beattie 0 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Couldn't believe this when I read it.. World Cup official shot himself Berlin's top World Cup official shot himself in the head just hours after the tournament ended and is now fighting for his life, police say. Juergen Kiessling, 65, was rushed to hospital from his house in Reinickendorf, a suburb of Berlin, after a neighbour heard the shot. The motive for the apparent suicide attempt is not yet clear. German media report that he left two suicide notes - one for his daughter alone, and one for his family. Berlin hosted the World Cup final on Sunday, when fans watched Italy beat France on penalties. Mr Kiessling was known as "Mister WM" (Mr World Cup) by colleagues in Berlin. He was responsible for the hugely successful Fan Mile in Berlin city centre, a concourse where giant screens showed the matches to hundreds of thousands of fans who could not get tickets. The tournament was widely seen as a great success for the host nation. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Very suspect indeed. Why, if he organised a hugely successful 'fan mile' would he want to kill himself? Hope the boy gets better. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudbertz 0 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Very suspect indeed. Why, if he organised a hugely successful 'fan mile' would he want to kill himself? Was wondering the same thing, strange occurence. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 If he shot himself in the head, then more than likely he will be brain damaged for life. If this is the fact then i am afraid i hope he dies. Keeping him alive will only put a lot of pressure on his family. If he can make a full recovery then it is a different story of course. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlock 0 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 His eyesight obviously isn't very good if he can't shoot himself in the head properly so what use would he be at spotting an off the ball incident ?? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraser54 0 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 His eyesight obviously isn't very good if he can't shoot himself in the head properly so what use would he be at spotting an off the ball incident ?? no he is not a ref he was the guy the arranged everything during the world cup e.g fan parks etc etc 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 850 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 The guy passed away yesterday! Shame!! Thoughts with his family 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudbertz 0 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 The guy passed away yesterday! Shame!! Thoughts with his family A real shame and bizarre incident to say the least. RIP. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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