In the rolling foothills of the Bavarian alps, where cows lazily chew grass on sun-drenched meadows, Germany and Bayern Munich star Thomas Mueller is the pride of his ex-club TSV Paehl.
"Did you know that the nicest, most popular and probably Germany's best current footballer - Thomas Mueller - learnt to play football in the youth teams of TSV Paehl until he was 10?," the club proudly boasts on its website as it invites youth recruits.
Many young Bavarians would love to follow Mueller's path and lift the Champions League and World Cup for club and country.
Paehl, 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Munich, is where Mueller, 26, grew up and played football before joining Bayern's academy, just before his 11th birthday.
He won the 2013 treble of Champions League, German league and cup titles with Bayern then the 2014 World Cup with 'Die Mannschaft' and has made more than 70 appearances for Germany since his 2010 debut.