According to her own words, ex-national player Anja Mittag has also experienced sexism in her football career. “Even during my career, coaches at Christmas parties used ambiguous sayings, which really doesn’t belong there,” said Mittag, who is currently the second assistant coach at second division club RB Leipzig, on Monday to the online portal “rblive”. “Almost every player from back then can confirm that, there were many sayings and incidents that people smiled at.”