DFB captain
Alexandra Popp is apparently ending her career in the national team
For Alexandra Popp it’s probably goodbye to the national team
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There has been speculation several times about the resignation of top scorer Alexandra Popp from the DFB team. Now the new national coach will probably have to plan without the captain.
It had already become apparent after the Summer Games in France that Popp would not continue her career with the Olympic bronze medalist’s team. Germany’s three-time “Footballer of the Year” has been struggling with injury problems recently. After the Olympics, the 33-year-old left it open whether she would still be there at the 2025 European Championships in Switzerland.
Alexandra Popp was “Personality of the Year”
Popp has played 144 international matches (67 goals) and is considered an identification figure for her sport far beyond the pitch. Your contract in Wolfsburg runs until June 30th next year. The footballer, who was born in Witten, celebrated her greatest triumph with the 2016 Olympic victory. At the games this summer she was the only remaining German player from Rio and, with the selection of interim coach Horst Hrubesch, she won bronze with a 1-0 win in the game for place three against the world champions from Spain.
Popp had already expressed thoughts of resigning after the 2022 European Championships in England and the botched 2023 World Cup in Australia. With second place at the European Championships two years ago, the state-certified animal keeper became a star, even though she was injured in the final against the host team (1:2). She was the first woman ever to be named “Personality of the Year” by the trade magazine “Kicker”.
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Wück will make his debut as the new women’s head coach on October 25th at Wembley against European champions England. Popp’s Wolfsburg teammates Marina Hegering and Merle Frohms recently announced their resignation.