Published: January 10th, 2022,
Last updated: December 21st, 2023

The week in which her favorite German soccer club Borussia Dortmund lost to Bayern Munich brought Julia Hammelehle at least some political satisfaction. A few days after their painful Bundesliga defeat, „her“ SPD took over the chancellorship – a form of emotional redemption. In Germany, soccer and politics are sometimes not very far apart, especially when it comes to their slogans.