Of the women soccer never had it easy in Germany. It was only in 1970 that the ban (decided by the DFB in 1955) was lifted. Since then, the footballers have been fighting with many prejudices, the players felt ignored and ridiculed.
Particularly bitter: To this day, sexism in particular is a big problem in women’s football. This is shown by research by the NDR and the “Süddeutsche”. Today in the ARD magazine “Panaroma” (11:15 p.m.) there is a report following the German European Championship quarter-finals once morest Austria (live from 9 p.m. on ARD and in BILD ticker) to see.
Almost every gamer can report sexist experiences. Olympic champion Tabea Kemme (31), who ended her career in 2020, overheard the following sentence: “She’s really hot too, isn’t she? I would also like to iron them out.” Saskia Matheis (25) from Werder Bremen had to listen to this saying: “Women’s football is like horse racing. Only on donkeys.”
The “Panorama” report is not just regarding salacious comments from viewers, but also regarding sexist behavior by coaches and supervisors.
A Bundesliga player who remains anonymous reports on a particularly blatant case. Here it was the trainer who kept bringing sexist sayings. “He kept making comments regarding a teammate’s butt,” says the footballer. Teammates and supervisors confirm the coach’s sexist sayings.
In addition, the coach did not seem to think much of women’s football and insulted his team during the cabin speech. “You’re not seen as a professional athlete.” They would never reach the level of men anyway. Lucky for the players: the club and the coach have since parted ways.
DFB general secretary Heike Ullrich warns: “Each case of border crossings that is also perceived is one too many. That needs to be addressed. It is the task of all of us, not only in football, in sport, but in our society, to draw attention to these transgressions.”
