Overview

• Pocher posted an Instagram story featuring a photo of Mats Hummels kissing Nicola Cavanis’ hand as she looked at her phone.
• He captioned the image with “Charakter in einem Bild erklärt” and “Sympathisch, aber das Handy und Instagram war gerade wichtiger!”
• The snapshot was taken in VIP seats during Germany’s 3:1 World Cup qualifying win over Northern Ireland at Cologne’s RheinEnergie-Stadion.
• TAG24 and Yahoo Nachrichten reported the post and placed it in the context of Pocher’s online persona.
• No public response from Hummels or Cavanis was reported, while coverage noted Pocher’s history of pointed remarks and his public friendship with Cathy Hummels.