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Despite a rare illness, one of the best strikers in South Tyrol: Michael Burger. © Andrea Giacomelli

Caught in tunnel vision: Migge Burger's moving story

Michael Burger is an illustrious personality in South Tyrolean amateur football. A gifted photographer on the one hand, and a well-loved guy on the other. But what many people don't know is that "Migge" suffers from a rare and incurable eye disease that severely limits his everyday life. How he deals with it and why, despite everything, he doesn't let it take away his joy of life and football.

From:
Thomas Debelyak

Michael Burger played more than 300 games in the local amateur leagues and scored over 100 goals. In short: “Migge” is one of the best strikers in the country. And that despite the fact that he goes into every game and every training session with a large handicap. He told us his touching story.

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