Kevin Kuranyi: As a Russia expert reinforced the World Cup team of the ARD
Former German professional football player Kevin Kuranyi (36) will be joining the World Cup team in Russia for the World Cup from 14 June to 15 July 2018. He will make his first appearance at the inaugural match on 14 June at the side of ARD stadium moderator Julia Scharf (37) in the Moscow Luschniki Stadium. I hope I can well support the team with my Russia experience and my good relationship with many teams and players, "said Kuranyi about his renewed commitment to the ARD.
He played football in Russia for five years
Kuranyi has been with Dynamo Moscow for five years, scoring 50 goals in the first Russian league and serving for the DFB in 52 international matches. He also has three citizenship of World Cup participants: Germany, Brazil and Panama. Most recently he was under contract as a professional at TSG Hoffenheim.
These experts are also at the start
The 36-year-old will contribute his expertise in Russian and international football to selected ARD games alongside stadium moderators Scharf and Ralf Scholt (54). He will complement the ARD team of experts in the host country with Thomas Hitzlsperger (36), Stefan Kuntz (55) and Hannes Wolf (37). These three experts will analyze and evaluate the live games in the first from the SWR studio in Baden-Baden on the side of Alexander Bommes (42) and Matthias Opdenhövel (47).
In addition, Philipp Lahm (34, "The subtle difference"), together with Jessy Wellmer (38) in the new format "World Champion in Conversation" live on Lake Tegernsee will shed light on the events surrounding the World Cup in Russia.
