Journalist. Fan culture and politics in German football. ✎: DW, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit. Kölner. Mizrahi Jew. Mastodon: @ftamsut@mastodon.social IG: @felixtamsut
Jul 11, 2018 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Some said Mesut Özil needs to “make his commitment to Germany known."
So I went through Google’s back pages to see what MÖ previously said about Germany, Turkey and beyond.
A thread, that also includes a glimpse into of the complicated world of a player of immigrant background.
2010: "I identify myself 100 percent with Germany"
Some Gladbach fans were in the news in Germany for chanting that referee Bibiana Steinhaus is a “whore.”
We need to talk about sexism in German football, as unfortunately, reality showed that it could have devastating consequences. (Thread)
First of all, numbers. My partner joined me to football in a few countries & it's always the same question: Why aren’t there as many women at the ground as in DE?
She’s not wrong. Per @DLF, 35% of stadium-goers in Germany are women. In the Premier League, for instance, it’s 25%.
