Overview

• The Eintracht Frankfurt and Germany striker said she meant to save a private vacation clip to TikTok in August but uploaded it publicly by mistake.
• She said she does not regret the post because she had nothing to hide, yet she never wanted to have to make a public declaration about her relationship.
• Freigang said the volume of articles and attention after the post surprised her.
• She called coming-outs in football "unfortunately not normal" but said visibility can encourage openness and have positive effects.
• Coverage has widened into a broader discussion of LGBTQ+ acceptance, noting relative openness in women’s football and the continued rarity of public coming-outs in the men’s game.