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German football icon Bastian Schweinsteiger offered support to Babak Rafati in 2011 after the former Bundesliga referee attempted suicide.
According to Swiss newspaper Blick (h/t Mark Lovell of ESPN FC), the Manchester United star, then of Bayern Munich, reached out to Rafati during a tough time in his life and career.
“Mr Rafati, there's often setbacks in life,” Schweinsteiger is said to have stated. “But you have to bounce back each time. I wish you all the best.”
Speaking about the exchange, Rafati said it meant a lot to him.