An interview with Common Goal’s newest member, Sven Schimmel, on his journey with football and mental coaching When Sven Schimmel started playing football it was just for fun. He was four after all. But by 12, things started to change as the game began chipping away at his mental health. By 23, the then professional footballer who had three seasons with VfB Stuttgart and two with SV Wehen Wiesbaden under his belt, had enough and decided to step away from the game. Now, as a m