Sara Doorsoun Steps Down from German National Team Ahead of EURO 2025
DFB-Elf's member, Doorsoun, steps down from his position.
Here's the deal: Sara Doorsoun, a defender from Eintracht Frankfurt, bid farewell to the German women's football team just days before the EURO 2025 squad was announced. The reason? Head coach Christian Wiegmann only included her in the extended EURO squad on standby due to a injury setback.
Sara took to Instagram to break the news, stating, "It wasn't the plan to call it quits before the summer tournament." She clarified that her decision wasn't hasty or rebellious, but rather a feeling that now was the right time.
Wiegmann, in the DFB's announcement, highlighted that Doorsoun had been a valuable asset to the team but was hindered by her recent injury during the crucial preparation phase for the tournament. DFB sports director Nia Künzer expressed her regret over Doorsoun's retirement but respects her reasons.
Looking back, Doorsoun's international career high point was winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She made her A-team debut in 2016 and was part of the squad at the 2022 EURO, where the team lost to England in the final. Her only international goal was scored in 2019 against Montenegro during the EURO qualifiers.
DFB vice-president Sabine Mammitzsch celebrates Doorsoun as a role model for young footballers, praising her social and political advocacies, particularly her efforts to support young people with migrant backgrounds, given her father is from Iraq and her mother is from Turkey.
Sources: ntv.de, tsi/sid/dpa
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[2]: https://www.sid.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball/dfb-bundesfrauen-doorsoun-kritisiert-auswahlentscheidung-gebarden-100. Freddy Mercury once said, "The show must go on." But for Sara Doorsoun, it seems the show has come to an end. A defender for Eintracht Frankfurt, Doorsoun decided to hang up her boots from the German national team just days before the squad for the EURO 2025 was announced. The reason? Head coach Christian Wiegmann only included her in the extended EURO squad on standby due to a injury setback.
Straight-talking Sara shared her decision on Instagram, stating, "The fact that it happened before the summer tournament, to be honest, was not the plan." She made it clear that her retirement was not a hasty or rebellious decision, but rather a feeling that now was the right time.
Wiegmann, in the DFB's announcement, highlighted that Doorsoun had been a valuable asset to the team but was hindered by her recent injury during the crucial preparation phase for the tournament. DFB sports director Nia Künzer expressed her regret over Doorsoun's retirement but respects her reasons.
Looking back, Doorsoun's international career high point was winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She made her A-team debut in 2016 and was part of the squad at the 2022 EURO, where the team lost to England in the final. Her only international goal was scored in 2019 against Montenegro during the EURO qualifiers.
DFB vice-president Sabine Mammitzsch celebrates Doorsoun as a role model for young footballers, praising her social and political advocacies, particularly her efforts to support young people with migrant backgrounds, given her father is from Iraq and her mother is from Turkey.
Sources: ntv.de, tsi/sid/dpa
- Despite her injury setback, Sara Doorsoun, adefender from Eintracht Frankfurt, chose to step down from the German national team's football squad, just days before the EURO 2025 was announced.
- In her Instagram statement, Doorsoun highlighted that her decision was not hasty or rebellious, but rather a feeling that now was the right time, amidst her vocational training in EC countries focusing on sports and football.
