With their performances at the European Championships in England, the German women’s soccer team also inspires sports celebrities at home.
“Girls, you’re awesome. Believe in yourself, you can do it. Germany is by your side,” said two-time track cycling Olympic champion Kristina Vogel at the “Ball des Sports” on Saturday evening in Wiesbaden.
The 18-time European swimming champion Franziska van Almsick also showed up as a fan of the team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg at the benefit event of the German Sports Aid Foundation. “You’re doing great, you’re a great role model and you’re bringing women’s sport forward,” the former cymbal star congratulated England.
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Matthias Steiner, who won Olympic gold in weightlifting in Beijing in 2008, has a lot of faith in the DFB selection after the flawless preliminary round with victories against Denmark (4-0), Spain (2-0) and Finland (3-0) as the tournament progresses to. “I think if it continues like this, it will be the title,” said Steiner.
In the quarter-finals of the European Championship against Austria next Thursday, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser will keep her fingers crossed for the German women’s soccer team. “Of course we’re proud of our footballers these days,” emphasized the SPD politician and announced: “I’m going to the quarter-finals and I’m sure they’ll be successful. Then I’ll come back for the semi-finals.”