Invitation from the HSV women: this is how Mario Basler reacts! | OneFootball

With a viral social media campaign, the women of HSV recently garnered a lot of attention. The target was Mario Basler.

The background is a sexist slip by the former professional in a recently released podcast series by SWR. "That has nothing to do with football," judged the 1996 European champion about women's football, making it clear once again that he doesn't think much of women playing the same sport professionally as men.

The HSV women responded promptly. On their social media channels, they published a video with strong game scenes from young talent Lotta Wrede. They wrote directly to the ex-professional: "Dear Mario, feel free to convince yourself otherwise." The clip quickly became a viral hit.

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Basler Cancels HSV Visit

But that wasn't all: Before the DFB-Pokal quarterfinal (Wednesday, 6:30 PM) against Basler's former club, FC Bayern, the social media team of the Hamburg women followed up again. In another post, they published a screenshot of a message to Basler's Instagram account. It read: "Hi Mario, you were rather... critical of women's football recently. So we thought: Instead of long discussions, we'll just invite you. Come to our DFB-Pokal quarterfinal against FC Bayern Munich. Big stage, big sport – and we bet after 90 minutes (or more) you'll see women's football with different eyes." With a wink, the HSV women added: "Don't worry: There's beer too."

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The campaign once again generated plenty of buzz online. But will Basler actually come? When asked by the Hamburger Abendblatt, the 57-year-old responded briefly. "Yes," he initially confirmed that he had received the invitation, but added: "Unfortunately, I don't have time."

Instead of being in the stadium, Basler will be on stage himself on Wednesday evening. With his show "Basler ballert," he will perform at the Stadttheater Euskirchen. And generally, a visit to a women's football game seems rather unlikely for him. He follows the team of his former club "as little as anything else," Basler clarified.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.