EX-GERMANY international Stefan Kuntz has been criticised after letting slip a sexist gaff live on television after his second-division club Kaiserslautern drew all-conquering Bayern Munich in the German Cup.
âTypical: football and women. Mrs Neid (national womenâs head coach Silvia Neid) also gave us Leverkusen (in the last round),â fumed the 51-year-old live on German channel ARD.
âWeâre looking forward to it, many thanks,â he added sarcastically.
âWith Hansi and Mehmet there, I thought nothing could go wrong.â
German football fans took to Twitter to voice their disapproval at Kuntzâs remark, with Sport1 presenter Laura Wontorra asking: âShould I take that personally?â
Triple-Paralympic swimming champion Kirsten Bruhn had helped make the draw alongside Germanyâs assistant coach Hansi Flick, watched by pundit and ex-international Mehmet Scholl yesterday in the ARD studio.
Kuntz, who helped Germany win the Euro 96 title, was interviewed immediately after Kaiserslautern drew Bayern away at Munichâs Allianz Arena on Apr 15 or 16, while Borussia Dortmund host VfL Wolfsburg in the other semifinal.
The German Cup final will be held at Berlinâs Olympic Stadium on May 17.