FC Bayern striker Lea Schüller does not play World Cup games - and protects DFB players

Created: 11/23/2022 11:21 am

By: Antonio Jose Riether

National player Lea Schüller takes part in the World Cup boycott.

The Bayern striker also criticized the decision about the "One Love" bandage.

Munich – At the opening game of the 2022 World Cup on Sunday evening (November 20), it was already apparent that TV interest in this year's tournament had waned significantly given the situation in the host country Qatar.

Only around 6.21 million viewers saw the ZDF broadcast, while the crime scene was shown in around 9.25 million households - a clear defeat for the World Cup.

Lea Schüller is one of those who also did not switch on.

The national player from FC Bayern took a clear position during the World Cup.

World Cup 2022 in Qatar: DFB national player Lea Schüller criticizes inconsistency in the "One Love" debate

The scandal surrounding FIFA's ban on the "One Love" armband made waves.

The captains of the eight leading European teams were banned from wearing the symbol of tolerance under threat of consequences.

Many voices from sport and politics expressed understanding to angry about the decision of the DFB.

With Lea Schüller, a colleague of Manuel Neuer, who as the captain is at the center of the discussion, also spoke up.

The FC Bayern striker, who was in the final with the DFB women at the European Championships last summer, criticized the attitude of the national teams.

Lea Schüller (right) does not turn on the World Cup games.

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"Of course, that's not just the decision of the players, you also have to hold the associations responsible.

If you say you want to wear the captain's armband, I would have thought it was a good sign if you had worn it," said the top scorer of the past Bundesliga season at a press conference on Tuesday (November 22).

She would have liked more consistency, she described the retreat as a great pity.

“I don't know what the exact sanctions are.

Nevertheless, it was the big football nations that first agreed to do so," said Schüller.

"I would have found it cool if they had decided to do so together." 

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World Cup 2022: Lea Schüller does not switch on – "I can say that I do not watch the games"

Even if she has no influence on the decisions of the DFB as a player, the 25-year-old apparently wants to set an example.

Schüller says: "I can say that I don't watch the games." Despite her connections to the DFB and FC Bayern, the striker is joining the boycott of the World Cup.

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The debate about the "One Love" bandage - the modified rainbow flag, with which the associations wanted to set an example for diversity, openness and tolerance - also affects the attacker herself. Because Schüller has been with the Austrian sailing world and European champion Lara for several years Vadlau dating.

In women's football, the subject of homosexuality is not taboo, unlike in men's football, which means that several players in the national team are openly queer.

In Qatar this would be unthinkable.