11/15/2013 - Cruciate ligament rupture in Milan
11/16/2013 - Dr. Andree Ellermann, Germany's number one cruciate ligament expert: ''Khedira will not make it to the World Cup"
Lothar Matthäus: "I think that's it for the World Cup for Sami Khedira. I know this from my own injuries. He won't make it to a top level for the summer."
05/24/2014 (6 months and 9 days after the injury) Champions League Winner
07/13/2014 (7 months and 28 days later): World Champion

Dear friends, what I want to say to you is that no matter how hopeless the situation is - with your own will and inner strength you can achieve anything. Faith, ambition and persistence can produce so much. Believe in yourself, never give up and stay ambitious. This is the key to success. I went through hell during those three months, I sealed myself off in a small village in order to achieve one goal: to become world champion in Brazil. It was worth it. I think now is the time to say thank you. Special thanks go out to:
- Carlo Ancelotti for the constant communication and faith in me
- Real Madrid and all the employees as well as my agent for the perfect partnership
- Dr. Ulrich Boenisch for the surgery and follow-up support
- My fitness coach Christian Sander for the 6 months of daily work and the understanding from his family
- My physiotherapists Michael Eyrainer, Simon Stadler and Hagen Stroh for their incredible treatments
- The DFB for facilitating a perfect rehabilitation
- Joachim Loew for his infinite confidence in myself and for encouraging me along the way
- Dr. Müller Wohlfahrt and Klaus Eder for the whole support
- And lastly my family, who always visited me and were always there for me, taking on any challenge and making all of this become a reality.