FC Bayern and BVB have made their start in the Champions League positive.
Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) has also commented on this - which, however, was less well received.
Munich - The interaction between sport and politics is not always easy, in fact it is usually very complicated.
Athletes, in most cases footballers, as they have the greatest reach, usually do not express themselves politically.
Of course there are exceptions, such as Leon Goretzka, whose contract extension with FC Bayern is now official.
Or Toni Kroos, who made a clear statement in the direction of the AfD before the federal election * on September 26th.
In most cases, however, the kickers stay where they feel most comfortable: on the grass.
Conversely, things are a bit trickier.
Politicians like to be close to sport.
Especially in times of the election campaign - this shows a certain closeness to the people.
However, not every representative there moves as easily and casually as he would like to sell himself there.
The best example: Armin Laschet * (CDU).
FC Bayern: Laschet flies tweet around the ears - "Your final whistle is the federal election"
The CDU's candidate for chancellor has not yet appeared as an ardent football fan.
The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia now took the successful start of FC Bayern and BVB in the Champions League as an opportunity to drop a tweet, which in the end was less well received.
“Congratulations to BVB and FC Bayern *.
Strong start in the Champions League *.
Good luck with the next games, ”Laschet wrote on Twitter.
So far, so good, had he just left it at these sentences, that would have been okay.
But Laschet, sport-loving as he is, practiced thrashing phrases.
"And again it shows: the game is only won at the final whistle," he completed his social media masterpiece.
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Despite all the enthusiasm for football, the candidate for Chancellor missed the fact that both FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund * had almost completely safe victories.
While the record champions won 3-0 at FC Barcelona *, BVB deservedly won 2-1 at Besiktas Istanbul.
It goes without saying that Laschet's tweet was anything but well received by the fans.
Congratulations to @BVB and @FCBayern ⚽️ Great start in the #ChampionsLeague 🇪🇺 Good luck with the next games.
And again it shows: the game is only won at the final whistle.
🇩🇪
- Armin Laschet (@ArminLaschet) September 15, 2021
"Huh, that statement doesn't make any sense in the course of the two games.
Bayern won 3-0.
BVB leads 2-0 into stoppage time and then takes the win 2-1 home, ”writes a user.
Another user waddles off the CDU politician: “And the final whistle is on September 26th.
and that's gossip. ”Another user called Laschet just“ Armin own goal ”because of the tweet.
Of course, the CDU politician only wanted to symbolize with this tweet that no decision has yet been made in the federal elections and that, due to the currently poor polling figures of the Union, it will only be settled at the end.
But in order to use a soccer analogy, the course of the game should somehow match it.
With all the unsuccessful maneuvers, one can almost be happy that none of the football stars has been aiming for a political career so far.
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