Bastian Schweinsteiger got his fat off as an expert at the EM.
He apologizes for his watch faux pas - he is allowed to stay with ARD.
Berlin - Toni Kroos * and Ilkay Gündogan * didn't really harmonize on the pitch as a midfield duo at the EM.
A second duo on the sidelines had a similar experience: Many fans were not satisfied with ARD presenter Jessy Wellmer and expert Bastian Schweinsteiger * either.
ARD * has now continued its collaboration with Bastian Schweinsteiger, as the broadcaster announced in a press release.
The world champion will also be an expert at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
It is still unclear whether the much-criticized Wellmer will remain by his side.
Bastian Schweinsteiger remains an ARD expert - and apologizes for the watch incident
The ARD had last reprimanded Schweinsteiger for his watch campaign.
During the half-time break of the England versus Ukraine game, he posted a tweet that contained promotional content that had not been agreed with the broadcaster.
He also presented his watch very obviously - including by holding the microphone in his left hand, even though he is right-handed.
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Longing look: Jessy Wellmer doesn’t let her expert Bastian Schweinsteiger out of sight.
© Frank Hoermann / SVEN SIMON / imago-images
Schweinsteiger has now apologized for this action - which was possibly a prerequisite for further cooperation with ARD.
“In the past few days, extensive discussions have taken place between ARD and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
In this context, Bastian Schweinsteiger stated that he was sorry [...] that the impression arose that he was mixing his work as an ARD expert with advertising for sponsors.
This was not what he intended, ”reads a passage in the press release.
ARD: Bastian Schweinsteiger also at the 2022 World Cup
Schweinsteiger will "do everything to ensure that such an incident does not happen again." Schweinsteiger deleted the advertising tweet the day after the incident. The collaboration is now expected to continue until the end of 2022. Will “Schweini” cut a better figure at the Qatar World Cup? We'll know in a year and a half.
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