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Wontorra Backs Sky Reporter After On-Air Player Mix-Up

Wontorra says the post-match mix-up was a human lapse under live pressure.

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Overview

  • DAZN presenter Laura Wontorra voiced support for Katharina Kleinfeldt on Monday at the Sport Bild Awards in Hamburg.
  • Kleinfeldt had named Marco Friedl during a Sky live interview when the player in front of her was Michael Zetterer.
  • The confusion followed a shirt swap between the former Werder Bremen teammates after Eintracht Frankfurt beat Werder Bremen 4:1.
  • Kleinfeldt told dpa the situation was very embarrassing for her and that it annoyed her.
  • Wontorra said such mistakes can happen to men and women alike and noted she initially did not notice the incident despite being at the stadium.