As the football season draws to a close and fans face up to 2½ weeks – or is it less? – of round-ball deprivation, the Goethe Institut in Dublin's Merrion Square has been running a season of films and discussions on das schöne Spiel.

There's still time to catch Christoph Hübner's HalfTime, a documentary on the later experiences of youth players at Borussia Dortmund. The film plays next Thursday, and Hübner will be on hand to discuss the piece with former Nigerian international James Igwilo. Perhaps they can ponder the goalkeeper's fear of the penalty. goethe.de