Champions
tv show

6 total episodes
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1 seasons
Present, past and future of women's football
First Aired December 02, 2021
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Overview
"Champions" (Campeonas) explores the past, present and future of women's soccer by looking at three generations united by passion across different European countries. In each episode, a pioneering player will talk about the past, a current star will showcase the current challenges and a future heroine will reflect on what's to come. With a road movie narrative, each episode will travel the world with the aim of uncovering the origins of women's soccer, the obstacles it has overcome, the challenges it still faces and what's left to do. The series will also focus on inclusion, the different game styles by country and, of course, meet and share testimonials of today's top European players.

Champions: Germany
Season 1 - Episode 5 - 1h 35m
Air Date
December 02, 2021
Overview
Bundesliga winner and AC Milan player Julia Simic travels from Nuremberg to pick up Dafina Redzepi (TSG Hoffenheim) and visit Bärbel Wohlleben, who has the honour of being the first woman whose goal was voted Goal of the Month by ARD Sportschau. Julia shows us the football camp she has set up so that girls can start playing, while Bärbel recalls her childhood years and how the German football federation (DFB) banned women from playing professional football. The three will play on the banks of the Rhine talking about their shared passion for the sport.