Bundesliga debut by female coach marred by misogyny
Key takeaways
- Marie-Louise Eta's historic debut as a head coach in the men's Bundesliga ended in defeat.
- Another was the misogynistic reaction online to Marie-Louise Eta becoming the first woman to coach a match in the top five European men's leagues.
- As has been her way throughout the storm of the last week, Eta tried to keep the focus on the football but did acknowledge the abuse.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Marie-Louise Eta's historic debut as a head coach in the men's Bundesliga ended in defeat. While her appointment is a sign of progress, the reactions to it leave no doubt about how much is still to be done.
https://p.dw.com/p/5CTuk Marie-Louise Eta has four more games to keep Union Berlin's men from relegation trouble Image: Odd Andersen/AFPAdvertisement Bayern Munich sealing a 13th out of the last 14 men's Bundesliga titles was one of the least surprising storylines to come out of German football this weekend. Another was the misogynistic reaction online to Marie-Louise Eta becoming the first woman to coach a match in the top five European men's leagues.
Eta's Union Berlin side fell to an unfortunate 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Wolfsburg but the social media discourse was marred by the usual comments, with Union's social media admins taking several users to task.