The former Chancellor and the national coach of the women’s national team have been in contact for years. Now came another greeting from Angela Merkel.
National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg receives a message from Angela Merkel after every game at the European Women’s Soccer Championship in England. Even after the semi-finals, the ex-Chancellor wrote on Friday morning, said Voss-Tecklenburg (54) of “Bild am Sonntag”.
“MVT” already in Merkel’s office in 2019
“She congratulated us on reaching the semi-finals, sent her best regards to everyone and wished us all the best for the future.” The selection of the German Football Association had reached the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Austria and meets France in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.
After the 2019 World Cup, where the German team was eliminated in the quarter-finals, she was personally invited by Merkel, Voss-Tecklenburg reported. “We sat together in her office with coffee and tea for over an hour. We didn’t just talk about football, but also about political issues. After that we always wrote to each other. Even in the most difficult times and the greatest crises, something always came from her return.” They have maintained this contact to this day.