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FOOTBALL
CAN DO
MORE

FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH is a non-profit network organization that, among other things, promotes gender equality and diversity in football.

We want to cooperate with all those who are already engaged with the sustainability of football and invite those who want to do so in the future.
At the same time, FUSSBALL KANN MEHR offers concrete support for women in football and offers for clubs, associations, companies, and institutions that consider the promotion of women and diversity in football to be necessary.

Together we want to achieve a pioneering role for football in sustainability and social justice. Because we believe in the importance of sport for our society. We are convinced that the enormous impact of football can be unleashed again if it fulfills its role as a driving force, represents its diverse following and develops a sensitivity to people’s expectations.

For the future of football, openness to new decision-makers is needed.

The Initiative

The “FUSSBALL KANN MEHR” initiative launched in May 2021 achieved a high level of attention and impact.

The publication of the eight demands for more gender equality in football caused a lot of discussion in clubs, associations and in the general public. The enormous resonance and all the offers of support have made it clear how many people are moved by the desire for renewal in football.

As a consequence of our findings and in order to support women on their career paths as well as clubs and associations, we founded FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH. To give all people the opportunity to participate and contribute their commitment. Because football can do so much more when it becomes visible how many people believe in it.

We welcome all those who join us in this commitment.

Our demands

Binding quota >30 % women by 2024 in Supervisory Boards, Presidium, Executive Board, Managing Directors
1
Appointment of at least one woman to each Executive Board/Managing Director position by 2024
2
Parity substructure on the second management level
by 2024 (~50 % quota)
3
Targeted programs
for sport-related areas
to create equal opportunities
4
Salary transparency - equal pay for the same job at every level of the hierarchy
5
Changing the framework conditions that strengthen diversity in organizations
6
Gender-equitable,
non-discriminatory language
7
Consistent sanctioning of any form of sexism and discrimination
8

Team

Julia Möhn

Managing Director
FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH

Luise Fiedler

Projectmanager
FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH

Tjorven Steinmeyer

Projectmanager
FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH

Advisory Board

Almuth Schult

Professional Footballer
Champions League Winner, European Champion, Olympic Champion, six-time German Champion

Julia Olbrisch

Lawyer

Andreas Luthe

Professional Footballer

Julia Jäkel

Manager and Publisher

Axel Hellmann

Spokesman of the Executive Board, Member of the Executive Board Eintracht Frankfurt

Jürgen Griesbeck

Founder of Common Goal

Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb

Head of Referees Women’s Super League & Championship, FA

Katharina Kurz

Managing Director BRLO Craft Beer

Boris Pistorius

Federal Minister of Defence

Katja Kraus

Managing Director Jung von Matt Sports

Claudia Neumann

Commentator

Katharina Fegebank

2nd Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Gaby Papenburg

Moderator

Tabea Kemme

Former Professional Footballer
Olympic Champion, four-time German Champion

Helen Breit

Fan Activist &
Social Scientist

Marco Bode

Former Professional Footballer
German Champion, Vice World Champion

Henning Bindzus

Sports Management Consultant

Paul Keuter

Sports Official |
Communication & Change Manager

Jana Bernhard

CEO S20 – The Sponsors’ Voice

Thomas Hitzelsperger

Former Professional Footballer
German Champion, Vice European Champion

Jessica Weinert

Lawyer

Thomas Röttgermann

German Football Official

Jonas Baer-Hoffmann

EVP International Business and Global Stragegy MLBPA

Verena Pausder

Entrepreneur & Investor