Unusual moment during the draw
Cup lottery ticket admits: “I’m not interested in football”
November 2, 2025 – 9:02 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Union Berlin against Bayern, Dortmund against Leverkusen, Gladbach against St. Pauli. The lottery fairy drew exciting pairings in the cup. Your own interest in sport is non-existent.
The organizers like to use the DFB Cup draw to give athletes from other sports some attention. Same this Sunday. There, the sailor Felix van den Hövel was allowed to draw the games in the men’s round of 16 in the German Football Museum in Dortmund.
Before the start of the draw, van den Hövel was asked by ZDF presenter Lilli Engels which club he had his fingers crossed for. His surprising answer: “Honestly, it’s an honor to be here. But I’m not interested in football at all. I never have been.”
The on-site spectators took it with humor and laughed at the statement. Van den Hövel himself took advantage of the opportunity and emphasized: “[Das ist] “Lucky, you couldn’t have had a more impartial lottery fairy than me.”