Even Jennifer Hermoso will not stand for the Spanish footballers in Switzerland. The world champion of 2023 is missing in the tournament squad, the national coach Montse Tomé. The lack of athletic reasons had the lack of hermits, the 43-year-old made it clear. “We rated her year, we spoke to your trainer, we did what we need to do to know what we need,” she said about Spain’s top scorer, who is active for the Mexican association Tigres. Hermoso is now missing for the fifth time in a row.
Particularly bitter: The Swiss Ramona Bachmann suffered a cruciate ligament tear in training and misses the European Championship in her own country. “I am devoted,” said the offensive player, who was under contract with VfL Wolfsburg from August 2015 to December 2016: “This tournament was a big goal for me, and I have given everything in the past few months to be ready for it.”
With 153 international matches (60 goals), Bachmann is one of the most experienced players in their country. “Not being on the pitch and being able to represent my country in front of our fans hurts very much. But my heart will always be with the team,” said the 34-year-old.
From the German perspective, a star is missing: Lena Oberdorf. National coach Christian Wück ended the Munich debate that has been led for weeks to participate in the Munich native in advance. The 23-year-old key player has not collected a game practice since a cruciate ligament rupture, but she was recently trained with the national team.
The MASCOTTEN of the European Championship this year is the Bernhardiner puppy Maddli. He was named after Madeleine Boll, who was the first woman to receive a football license in Switzerland.