Overview

• Julia Wiedemann is a 29-year-old actress on RTL’s 'Alles was zählt' who plays Kreisklasse football for FC Hertha Rheidt.
• She told dpa she would answer coach Christian Wück’s call for a central defender and suit up at short notice.
• Her confidence comes from her speed and past training sessions with professional players that she says went well.
• She says she would request a break from her soap-opera filming to take up a place on the national team.
• She lamented that women’s football in Germany still does not command the same public profile as the men’s game.