CATCHING LIGHT | J. KIMMICH

Her wanderlust was one that was fit to burst. Twenty-three and with a cross-country road trip already ticked off her bucket list, the young American was ready to backpack her way across Europe, Asia, and more. She was ready to experience it all; to see it all. Before it was too late; before life caught up with her. But would the snow-capped Alps, bustling cities, charming old towns, and postcard-worthy coastlines that met azure skies be the only things that take Lily-Ann Quinn's breath away? The only things that she would fall in love with? Apparently not.

His club, though having won the Bundesliga, missed out on the chance of seizing the double when they lost the DFB Pokal final to a team that sat eighth in the league. His country, title holders notwithstanding, tripped spectacularly at the first hurdle of the World Cup-an uncanny curse that had plagued defending champions since the turn of the century. Freshly thrusted into singlehood no less, Joshua Kimmich became certain of nothing except the fact that he was about to have the worst summer of his life. Or was he? Apparently not.