Personal Life
Hitzlsperger has an interest in economics, in particular dynamic mechanism design, and while in England studied investment strategies, although he did not complete the course. He regularly visited the Bank of England to discuss finance with the bank's governor, Mervyn King, a lifelong Aston Villa fan.
Hitzlsperger has blogged for Störungsmelder, an anti-racism site that encourages debate about xenophobia and racism in Germany.
In June 2007, Hitzlsperger split from his longtime girlfriend, Inga, just one month before they were due to get married.
On 9 April 2011, Hitzlsperger was caught travelling in his Range Rover at 107 mph (172 km/h) on the A14 in Suffolk. On 14 July 2011, he was fined £750 and was given six penalty points on his driving licence by Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court. However, he was spared a driving ban as he was at the time unemployed and claimed he needed his car to drive around the country and look for a new club. The decision not to ban Hitzlsperger was heavily criticised by road safety groups. Julie Townsend, Campaigns Director of Brake stated "This person showed a complete disregard for human life and the fact he is being allowed to continue driving is horrifying."
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