The former professional footballer and national player Bastian Schweinsteiger remains after an apology TV expert of the ARD.
The public broadcaster confirmed this on Friday.
"In the past few days, extensive discussions have taken place between ARD and Bastian Schweinsteiger," said a message on Friday.
Schweinsteiger said “he was sorry that his social media activities during the half-time break of the broadcast of the quarter-final match England - Ukraine gave the First the impression that he was mixing his work as an ARD expert with advertising for Sponsors.
This was not what he intended. "
The first had previously checked the appearance of the former national player on the TV broadcast of the European Football Championship and the posting of a tweet with an advertising message for several weeks.
A post promoting a luxury watch was published on Schweinsteiger's Twitter account during the half-time break of the European Championship quarter-final match between Ukraine and England.
Among other things, a close-up of the watch on Schweinsteiger's wrist was attached to the tweet, and the stadium was visible in the background.
The watch manufacturer was linked. During the EM reporting of the ARD that day, the clock could be seen several times when Schweinsteiger held his microphone in his left hand. The post was deleted a little later and can no longer be seen on the Twitter account.