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Dortmund (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund's club president Reinhard Rauball defended Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge after his critically assessed statements about the corona vaccination of professional footballers.
He would like to “contribute to the objectification” in the debate, said the 74-year-old in an interview with the newspapers of the Funke media group.
«He uttered a thought that was not bad in principle.
Namely, that a single soccer player as a figurehead could at some point be a role model for people who are still very worried about getting vaccinated. "
Rummenigge (65) said in the “Sport1” interview that the professionals could also serve as role models in the vaccination discussion.
"If, for example, a FC Bayern player gets vaccinated, trust in the population grows," said the chairman of the board of the German record champions, without calling for a preferred vaccination for the athletes.
In the following days Rummenigge was heavily criticized in some cases, on Saturday (11 p.m.) the Bayern boss is a guest at the ZDF “sports studio”.
«He didn't claim any privilege for his team.
Football does not want to and will not take the vaccine away from anyone, ”said Rauball, who was once also president of the German Football League.
"Especially since it is now important that enough vaccine is available."
When asked whether professionals should be vaccinated, Rauball clearly stated: “No.
And again no! "
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Statements by Rummenigge at Sport1