publishedJuly 22, 2022 at 9:13 p.m
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Alisha Lehmann“When I dated a woman, people didn’t accept it”
The Swiss footballer Alisha Lehmann talks about hostilities on social media in a Uefa image film. She received a particularly large number of hate messages during her relationship with national team star Ramona Bachmann.
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Alisha Lehmann has been enjoying her vacation for the past few weeks.
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–She stayed with her friend Douglas Luiz in his native Brazil.
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–Lehmann also stopped by in her native Bern and spent time at the “Aare-Böötle” and the Gurten Festival.
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For the Swiss women’s national team, the EM has been preliminary round Story. As is well known, Alisha Lehmann did not travel to the tournament at all. The 23-year-old Aston Villa forward missed the finals in England because she “mentally not ready» felt like taking part in the tournament.
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Lehmann not only has to withstand mental stress on the football field, but also on the internet. The Bern native has been very active on social media for years and, with currently 7.8 million followers, is the Swiss woman with the widest reach. Only tennis superstar Roger Federer (9.6 million) has more followers in Switzerland.
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“It’s 100 times worse online”
in one Campaign Film der Uefa Lehmann now comments on the dark side of life as an Internet personality and reports on the hostility that she often has to put up with from anonymous senders. “The problem of insults is much worse on social media than in real life,” says the footballer, adding that there are ten or a hundred times more people speaking up online than in real life.
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She received a particularly large number of hate messages when she was with her Nati teammate Ramona Bachmann was in a relationship. “When I dated a woman, a lot of people couldn’t accept it or said, ‘You’re not one of us anymore.'”
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“Would ask for an autograph in real life”
Lehmann admits that the attacks hurt her and says: “People are much less courageous online. They hide behind a cell phone or a computer.” The professional kicker continues: “In real life, they would never dare and probably even ask for a jersey or an autograph.”
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The former YB player uses social media on all kinds of platforms because she can have a positive effect in her role as an influencer. “I like influencing young girls and showing them that they can achieve anything in life.”
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Lehmann would also like to achieve a lot in the coming season with her club Aston Villa in the Premier League. Because she missed the European Championships of her own free will, she was able to recharge her batteries on vacation. The Internet phenomenon recently presented itself on social media in the Brazilian home of her boyfriend and Seleçao star Douglas Luiz. Lehmann also took the opportunity to visit the Gurten Festival in Bern last weekend. A detour to the “Aare-Böötle” was also a must.
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