“Biblical day of rest is important to me”
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Swiss professional Silvan Wallner has ended his career with immediate effect for religious reasons. Blau-Weiß Linz announced this on Sunday. The 22-year-old only moved to Linz in September, where he has since made five appearances for Blau-Weiß. The Swiss U21 international’s contract, which originally ran until 2026, has been terminated.
Wallner is a devout Christian and no longer wants to work on the biblical day of rest, Saturday, in the future, as he emphasized: “First of all, it is important to me to thank those responsible, the staff and the entire team at Blau-Weiß Linz. I would also like to say a big thank you to everyone who has accompanied and supported me in sporting matters so far. I am a devout Christian and read the Bible. I make the decisions for my life myself. I am also not a member of a church yet. I want to follow Jesus Christ and the biblical day of rest has become important to me. For me as a professional, this means that from now on I don’t want to play football professionally on Saturdays. It is my personal belief that I have come to in the last few days.”
