Second division soccer team FC St. Pauli plays with gender asterisks on their jerseys

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St. Pauli's captain Jackson Irvine and his teammates will wear a gender star on their chests against Magdeburg

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Second division soccer team FC St. Pauli will wear a special jersey in the game against 1. FC Magdeburg (Sunday, 1.30 p.m./ TV: Sky).

A gender asterisk can be seen above the club emblem on the shirt.

The club is once again making a statement on a socio-political issue and wants to set an example for gender equality.

"Where the master star is emblazoned in other clubs, the star of the north shines with us," said President Oke Göttlich, according to the announcement.

“Our statutes have been gendered for two years now, and we regularly use the gender star in speech and correspondence.” At FC St. Pauli, this is everyday life.

But you can see from "some expressions of opinion in the gender discussion how necessary the whole thing still is".

The gender star is part of a seasonal campaign by the Kiezklub.

According to the club, it can be seen on the season tickets and communication areas.

Wearing such a special jersey has become possible thanks to a new guideline from the German Football League.

According to this, additional shirts may be worn this season as long as they deal with diversity or sustainability.

Just a few weeks ago, the club caused a stir when it became known that the club would not want every team to train with them at the 2024 European Football Championship.

According to a report in the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", the second division team does not want to allow nations that "do not fit the values ​​and goals" of FC St. Pauli onto their premises.

Which countries could be meant exactly, was not known.

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