Debate about the world's most famous footballer: Alisha Lehmann's participation in the European Championship is in jeopardy
The Women's European Football Championship kicks off in Switzerland on July 2. It's still unclear whether Alisha Lehmann will be on the pitch for her home country – and this is causing public debate in Switzerland.
Superstar Alisha Lehmann, of all people, is in danger of losing her place in the squad. The 26-year-old may have recently won the double with Juventus Turin, but she has barely played. Of a possible 1,620 minutes of playing time, Lehmann will play just 222 in 2025.
Nevertheless, Lehmann is considered the most famous professional soccer player in the world. On Instagram alone, she has 16.7 million fans. By comparison, tennis icon Serena Williams has barely more followers (18.1 million).
Alisha reaches millions of people with each of her posts and is already considered a figurehead and figurehead for the upcoming European Championship in Switzerland. It's no wonder, then, that her participation in the European Championship, which is still in the balance, is currently being hotly debated in her home country.
"If Lehmann is rejected, it's not just a footballer who will be missing, but a phenomenon," writes the " Neue Zürcher Zeitung ," for example, and asks: "Can Switzerland afford the prominent absence?"
A legitimate question, after all, professional women's football has been fighting for more visibility for years, not only in Switzerland – visibility that Alisha Lehmann could certainly provide with her extensive social media reach.
Alisha Lehmann herself recently showed a fighting spirit when it came to her potential place in the national team: "I'm someone who never gives up. I train very hard and give everything to ensure that I'm ultimately selected." Whether she will actually be able to play for Switzerland starting in July will likely remain exciting until the final decision on June 23rd.
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