Two days after the great European Championship with the bitter final defeat against England, Alexandra Popp just wanted to get out of the hustle and bustle. Together with husband Patrick and dog Patch, she packed the camper and switched off her cell phone. Holidays in nature, a little road trip through Germany.
No Maldives, no Bali, no Caribbean – our soccer heroines enjoyed their days off close by. Midfielder Lena Oberdorf and striker Svenja Huth cuddled their dogs at home. Defender Giulia Gwinn jetted to Mallorca. Final goal scorer Lina Magull bathed in the Tyrolean Achensee with team colleague Sydney Lohmann. And they all had similar experiences: they were recognized. From time to time, the DFB stars had to take selfies with fans and sign autographs.
National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg rocked her granddaughter Lima (five months) in her garden before she left for Mallorca today. Before that, she was with goalkeeper Merle Frohms in the ZDF sports studio yesterday. The German EM soccer players could have flickered on the screens in a continuous loop. RTL wanted her for Stern TV, ARD for the Kölner Treff. But as much as Popp, Gwinn and Co. would have liked to talk about their great achievements in England, the holiday was now more urgent.
Because after less than a week of free time, most people are already on their way again. in their clubs. Wolfsburg wants the treble next season, Bayern and Frankfurt want to qualify for the Champions League group stage.
By the way: The national team’s first home game after the European Championship is a real hit: on October 7th (8:30 p.m.) in Dresden it’s against France.