Instagram star Alisha Lehmann of all people advertises in an interview in front of the European Football Championship for less time on the cell phone. “Nobody would believe that, but I have one of the lowest screen times in the team,” said the Swiss striker and influencer to the “Blick”. “I’m 26, I can’t crouch on my cell phone all day. I want to see life and experience things with my friends and family.”
Lehmann has 16.7 million on Instagram and 12 million follower at Tikkok. Before the squadry selection for the European Championship from July 2 to 27, she had to tremble for her place, but in the end she nominated selection coach Pia Sundhage.
After her two cruciate ligament tears, DFB captain Giulia Gwinn runs at the European Championship with a special lucky charm. Her mother “sewn a little heart into the sports bra, and I am now wearing it at all games-and of course also at the European Championship,” said the 25-year-old before the tournament in Switzerland in the podcast “Phrasenmäher”.
Gwinn had suffered the first serious knee injury in 2020. “It was the worst moment I’ve ever experienced in football. It came out of nowhere,” said the international. In 2022 she tore the cruciate ligament again in DFB training and thus missed the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand two years ago with the national team.
Her mother was “very superstitious and wanted to give me something that protects me and what I have on the pitch,” said Gwinn: “Of course, due to the regulations, this is not so easy.”
The Swiss footballers around their star player Alisha Lehmann collected a 1-7 defeat against the U15 boys of FC Luzern in a secret test before the home European home championship, which started on July 2.
As the Swiss “Blick” reported, pictures and a video appeared on the Tikok platform, which the women’s team showed in the friendly against the Junior team of Lucerne. The only goal scored Alayah Pilgrim, who, like Lehmann (26/16.7 million followers on Instagram and 12 million on Tikkok), could be seen in the now deleted video. Read more about this here.
A Spanish Court of Appeal confirmed the conviction of former Spanish football leader Luis Rubiales on Wednesday due to an imposed kiss. The class was “correct” to classify the incident as a “sexual assault” when convicting in the first instance. Rubiales did not have the approval of the player Jennifer Hermoso to kiss them.
Rubiales had packed the player’s head with both hands at the award ceremony after the women’s World Cup final in 2023 in front of running television cameras in front of running television cameras. According to Hermosos, this was done against her will. The then President of the Spanish Football Association, on the other hand, stated that the kiss was mutually acceptable.
In the end, the court near Madrid Rubiales condemned a penalty last month for 10,800 euros. In addition, the court only had the Hermoso, which was not nominated for the Spanish squad at the European Championship in Switzerland, only to 200 meters and not communicate with her for a year. The Court of Appeal also confirmed this judgment on Wednesday. The Court of Appeal rejected the allegation that the judge was not referred to.
The German footballers can count on many fans at the European Championship and benefit from the immediate proximity to Switzerland. According to UEFA, most games are already sold out or there are only minimal remaining tickets.
Of the total of 673,000 tickets, over 570,000 are awarded a week before the tournament begins. Around 32,000 still go to the fans of the participating teams in the knockout rounds. The contingent for the DFB games is completely out of print, the association expects around 4,000 German fans per game.
If tickets are available for the 31 games via the resale platform, they will be released online on the European Championship website every day from 11:00 a.m. The prices are between 25 and 90 Swiss francs (around 23 to 85 euros).
A good week before the start of the home European Championships will be loud around the Swiss national soccer team. At the center of criticism: national coach Pia Sundhage. According to the “Blick” tabloid “, it rumbles in the entire Nati team”, including because the experienced Swede lets it train too hard.
“It is not a nice rumor, but it’s just a rumor,” said Sundhage on Monday at the presentation of her 23 squad for the tournament (July 2 to 27) and added: “There are reasons why we have a team of fitness coaches and psychologists. We are talking every day and I think we have been doing a good job so far.”
Several players see it differently according to “look”. Sundhage is said to have exaggerated in preparation and have no consideration of injuries. So “some” players are said to have been pointed out to consider whether they really want to leave out a training session – despite a corresponding council of the medical department.
In addition, the stubborn holding on the game system with a chain of five ensure incomprehension. Many players do not know exactly what their role is. The selection process with initially 36, then 30 players in the preliminary squad met with criticism. “Behind the hand” can be heard that Sundhage was committed to her contingent too late. The Swiss Association did not want to comment on the allegations.
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The Spaniard Jennifer Hermoso has been one of the best-known footballers since the kiss scandal at the 2023 World Cup. Now her country’s record goal shooter has not been nominated for the European Championship in Switzerland. However, the Spanish national coach Montserrat Tomé denied that there is a connection.
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“As with other players, we evaluated their achievements at their club and we spoke to their trainer. There is great competition in their position. I think we carried out a very professional analysis,” said Tomé on the grounds.
The song “Is this what you’ve been waiting for?” The singer Amy Macdonald is the official ARD song of the women’s football championship. The broadcaster announced this at the end of May. “It is a great honor that my song is part of the women’s football European Championships in the ARD,” said the football-loving Schottin. You could hardly wait to “see all the incredible players on the pitch”.