German women's football great Fitschen dies at age 56

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2025-03-16

Frankfurt (dpa) - German women's football great Doris Fitschen has died after a long illness at age 56, the domestic federation DFB said on Sunday, citing her family. "I am shocked and very saddened by the death of Doris. Our thoughts are with her family, all her relatives and close friends,' DFB president Bernd Neuendorf said in a statement. "Doris was one of the defining figures of football in Germany. As a player, she was a leader, a strategis......

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