The German national football team can no longer bear the name Die Mannschaft, i.e. The Team.
The German Football Association announced that the German men's national team will not be called this way in the future, because the name has received a lot of criticism. The decision was made by the supervisory board and the general assembly at a meeting.
Football unites, this applies to the U11 as well as the men's national team, which represents the entire country and is as colorful and diverse as Germany itself."
explained Bernd Neuendorf, president of the association.
According to Neuendorf, the mannschaft represents values such as team spirit and success – especially abroad – but there were some problems with it:
The fact is that the nickname is sometimes criticized in the country and causes strong emotions among the fans."
The coach of Borussia Dortmund also expressed his opinion about the name, according to him "it is disrespectful to call the national team "The Team" in relation to other successful teams".
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