The German national football team not only knelt before their game against England this week, but also donned the German women’s jersey to promote the European Women’s Championship.
The German national team donned the women’s jersey to promote the European Championship tournament this month in England from 6 to 31 June, and many players on the women’s national team welcomed the move.
Merle Fromes, the women’s goalkeeper, said the gesture was “really great”, while the women’s team spokesperson, Annette Seitz, said the move was a pretty hello to everyone from our men’s team who supported each other. , and this is football,” NTV said.
The move comes almost a year after the women’s team wore German men’s jerseys against Chile before last year’s European men’s championship.
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The German men’s team also joined the English men’s team by kneeling down to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement before the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
England manager Gareth Southgate stated that he admitted that the German football players also got down on their knees before the match, saying, “We are two countries, we are citizens with many mixed heritages and I think it is important. Sign for everyone, let’s accept it too.”
Just days before the game against Germany, England players were booed by tens of thousands of Hungarians, mostly under the age of 14, in Budapest before their 1-0 win against the Hungarian side.
Hungary is temporarily banned from spectators by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) due to racist and anti-LGBT comments, writings and signs, but the ban does not apply to the following. 14 years old from schools and football academies.
Source: Breitbart
