“Women’s football will remain what it is and always has been: uninteresting!” Or: “If they played naked, I would also watch the games on pay TV.” The two comments were posted on SWR Sport under women’s football content. Players from SC Sand, SC Freiburg and TSG Hoffenheim are now reacting to these and some other misogynistic comments in a video.
Lena Triendl from SC Sand annoyed by stupid comments
Lena Triendl has been playing for SC Sand since 2021. But she has known negative comments that affect her as a woman in her sport for a long time. It gets on her nerves, but now she’s used to it: “You’ve been confronted with negative comments since you were little, but you just learn to ignore it. And of course, if you’re playing in the German Bundesliga now, it’s okay Of course, much easier to ignore such comments and also to react to them.”
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All other girls and women shouldn’t be unsettled by stupid sayings and stupid comments, says the 22-year-old: “Football is a sport for men and women. Everyone should be able and allowed to play football. Don’t let it get you down, keep going. You could do it too. And then you’ll be proud of it,” is her message to all footballers.
SC Freiburg, SC Sand and TSG Hoffenheim are taking part
In addition to Lena Triendl from SC Sand, the video also features Jule Brand, Anne Fühner, Paulina Krumbiegel, Michaela Specht, Sarai Linder and Martina Tufekovic from TSG Hoffenheim and Ereleta Memeti, Riola Xhemaili, Hasret Kayikci and Samantha Steuerwald from SC Freiburg.
Source: SWR