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Mönchengladbach (AP) - Borussia Mönchengladbach's U23 coach Heiko Vogel has shown remorse after his verbal failure against a referee.

«I very much regret my behavior.

After my dismissal, I said in an emotional outburst that women do not belong on the football field.

That was stupid, it was unsportsmanlike and it was discriminatory, "said Vogel in an interview published by the Bundesliga club:" My statement is absolutely unjustifiable and, above all, does not correspond to my personal attitude.

I apologized to those involved and I would like to apologize to all women and girls who play football and to all referees. "

Vogel had received a condition for unsportsmanlike conduct towards two assistant referees from the West German Football Association (WDFV), according to which he had to hold six training sessions for a women's or girls' team by the summer.

This was criticized by DFB President Fritz Keller, national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg and German national players.

He understands that, said the 45-year-old.

“Calling something like this a punishment sends the wrong message.

It was never in my mind to see this as part of a punishment.

I suggested it because I wanted to apologize to the women and girls who play football at Borussia and because I wanted to show them that I value women's football and see it on the same level as men's football, "said Vogel:" Unfortunately, that's totally wrong come over.

After my verbal apology, I just wanted to follow suit. "

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He still wants to lead the units, "because it is important to me."

But "of course only if the players want it too."

That the association had given him to understand that he understood the statement as "discriminatory" was "correct, because my behavior was not only unsportsmanlike, but also discriminatory."

Vogel asserted that it would "never happen to me again."

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Interview with Vogel on the club's website

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Pk with Eberl and Rose on youtube

Instagram post Alexandra Popp

DFB homepage

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Instagram story by Selina Cerci

West German Football Association

Communication from the DFB

Podcast with Voss-Tecklenburg

DFB profile Voss-Tecklenburg

Report of the Westfälische Nachrichten (behind the payment barrier)

Statements from Hess-Grunewald in the Weserkurier