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DFB team in live switch with Angela Merkel - national team even has a present for the Chancellor

2021-06-12T07:28:29.244Z


The usual meeting between the Chancellor and the national team took place digitally this time, but there was still a present for Angela Merkel.


The usual meeting between the Chancellor and the national team took place digitally this time, but there was still a present for Angela Merkel.

Herzogenaurach - The 2006 World Cup was already 15 years ago, but the images of Chancellor Angela Merkel, cheering unleashed, are still present.

Before the end of her last term of office, the traditional visit to the German national team took place before their summer tournament, but this time a lot was different than usual.

EM 2021: Angela Merkel in traditional exchange with the national team - Bierhoff speaks of a "nice question-answer game"

The meeting between the Chancellor and the DFB team took place digitally due to the pandemic, Merkel sent her greetings from Berlin and wished the team good luck at the pan-European championship.

“I'm looking forward to your games.

It is about to start difficult, I keep my fingers crossed that you will get very far, ”the 66-year-old was quoted on her Instagram appearance.

A dialogue between the professionals and the Federal Chancellor arose in the video link, in which the pandemic was also a major topic.

"Otherwise it was a nice question-and-answer game between players and the Chancellor," reported DFB director Oliver Bierhoff to the ARD sports show.

Even if there was no personal meeting between Merkel and the players, the virtual exchange was "a huge appreciation and a nice distraction," as Bierhoff said.

This makes it clear to everyone "that it is a national matter and that the result is important for us all".

EM 2021: Merkel was always present at tournaments - DFB team gives the Federal Chancellor a special gift

Angela Merkel has already followed many national team tournaments in the past and is emotionally involved.

She paid the German team a visit to the dressing room at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, after Argentina had been swept 4-0 off the pitch in the quarter-finals.

Four years later, Merkel was also there in the triumph of Rio, also at that time she visited Jogi Löw's troupe in the locker room.

In order to bring some cabin flair to the Chancellery again this year, the players came up with something and made her a suitable gift.

After the online meeting, Real Madrid star Toni Kroos held a jersey signed by all players with the number ten and Merkel flock in the camera.

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It is not yet known whether the outgoing CDU politician will watch the group games in the Munich arena from the stands. In any case, she would now have the right fan clothing ready to cheer on. (ajr)

Source: merkur

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