Alexandra Popp (r) is the captain of VfL Wolfsburg. Photo: Stuart Franklin / Getty Images Europe / Pool / dpa (Image: dpa)
(Foto: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Europe/Pool/dpa)
San Sebastian – Alexandra Popp has again spoken out in favor of establishing women’s football departments at licensed clubs in the men’s Bundesliga.
Before the women’s Champions League final between VfL Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyon in San Sebastian, the VfL captain told “Bild am Sonntag” that Borussia Dortmund, for example, now wants to go with the formation of a women’s team correct. “But the rule is: if, then right. It shouldn’t just be done anything. Every ‘but’ must be deleted and everyone in the club must stand behind it. If that happens, it can be an extremely exciting time in women’s football, ”said Popp.
The avowed BVB fan Popp is not planning a change. “The fact that I’m in Wolfsburg for the ninth year now speaks volumes. My contract runs until 2023, before that I don’t want to change. It is not my big dream to want to play abroad, “said the 29-year-old national player, who would win the triple of championship, cup and Champions League with the women for the second time since 2013 if VfL beat Lyon.
Women’s football in Germany is still developing relatively slowly in the licensed clubs of the men’s Bundesliga. Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich, and now Freiburg and Hoffenheim are pioneers. Eintracht Frankfurt took over the former series champions 1. FFC Frankfurt in the summer, Dortmund is planning a women’s department similar to FC Schalke 04. Other countries show what opportunities there are for the development of women’s football under the umbrella of large clubs. Olympique Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain are top Europeans, as are Manchester City and Arsenal Ladies from England and FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid from Spain.
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