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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Marcus Christenson and Miranda Homberg

Germany’s Klara Bühl: ‘You can see the sparkle in everyone’s eyes. We are ready’

Footballer Klara Bühl
Klara Bühl’s Germany have scored 26 goals in their six games this year. Photograph: Tim Wegner/The Guardian

“Maybe I did the homework, but maybe I didn’t – the important thing was to get out on the pitch again.” Klara Bühl is describing her time at school when she would come home, eat, possibly do some schoolwork before heading out again.

“Football was everything for me. We played at school and then next to the school there was a small astro pitch. I played there until training began at five o’clock and so it was every afternoon.”

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