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Franziska van Almsick is involved with Viktoria Berlin

Dhe sporting ambitions of the soccer players from Viktoria Berlin are set high, the goals for a change in society are even more ambitious. “We can be pioneers in so many things. We can make a statement not only in football, but also socially,” said Franziska van Almsick of the German Press Agency. The 44-year-old two-time swimming world champion wants to put the role of women on a firmer footing as a member of the supervisory board for the women’s soccer team that has been spun off from the parent club.

In June, six women around football world champion Ariane Hingst took over the spun-off division and want to lead the regional league club into the Bundesliga within the next five years. In addition to the sporting goals, the women want to use their project to help women’s sport in Germany to gain more attention, recognition and appreciation.

Natalie Portman as a role model

New paths are also being taken in terms of payment. All Viktoria players receive a salary and are therefore covered by the trade association. “In society, it’s about where the women are and what they can do themselves. To speak of equal pay in this context is silly. But we have to give the whole thing more understanding,” said van Almsick.

The six founders, who are based on the Angel City association formed by actress Natalie Portman in the USA, with which national goalkeeper Almuth Schult is under contract, have been able to attract a total of 87 investors for their project in the past few months, and in this way one million collected euros.

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