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After their morning meeting, Borussia Dortmund's players warmed up at their team hotel on Tuesday morning ahead of their Champions League match against FC Copenhagen. In addition to stretching exercises, football tennis was also part of the programme.

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My dad has season tickets; he goes to every men\u2019s match and will be going to the women\u2019s matches in future too (laughs).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/06/10/interview-meissner/Meissner-Interview-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Meissner-Interview-2-1781013390557\"><\/p>\nIn light of that, what does it mean to you personally to be wearing the BVB shirt with your name on it from this summer? \n<\/b>It\u2019s impossible to put into words. I feel so proud. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve been really looking forward to. It\u2019s simply the best thing ever for me and my family that I\u2019ll be able to wear the BVB shirt from this summer.<\/p>\nBack to the quote: you\u2019re not thinking about retirement yet, are you? \n<\/b>I\u2019m at an age where retirement is on the cards (laughs). I started my career in Dortmund, and I\u2019d like to finish my career here in Dortmund. How long I stay here also depends on what my body says and what the club wants. 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And, of course, my personal life comes into it too as I\u2019d like to spend more time with my twins, and Dortmund can offer me that.<\/p>\n15 years at SGS Essen, countless club records, legendary status \u2013 how difficult was the decision to leave Essen, despite your conviction that you wanted to move to BVB? \n<\/b>After 15 years, it\u2019s never easy to leave a club where you\u2019ve experienced highs and lows, where you\u2019ve set records and are regarded as a club legend. Nevertheless, I\u2019m looking forward to my new challenge.<\/p>\nHow have you perceived the development of women\u2019s football at Borussia Dortmund in recent years? \n<\/b>I thought it was great that BVB started out in the district league. I think it\u2019s important and right not to buy their way into the regional league or something like that, but to start from the bottom just like any other club. That\u2019s what makes Borussia Dortmund special. They were promoted every year for the first four years. 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My dad has season tickets; he goes to every men\u2019s match and will be going to the women\u2019s matches in future too (laughs).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/06/10/interview-meissner/Meissner-Interview-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Meissner-Interview-2-1781013390557\"><\/p>\nIn light of that, what does it mean to you personally to be wearing the BVB shirt with your name on it from this summer? \n<\/b>It\u2019s impossible to put into words. I feel so proud. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve been really looking forward to. It\u2019s simply the best thing ever for me and my family that I\u2019ll be able to wear the BVB shirt from this summer.<\/p>\nBack to the quote: you\u2019re not thinking about retirement yet, are you? \n<\/b>I\u2019m at an age where retirement is on the cards (laughs). I started my career in Dortmund, and I\u2019d like to finish my career here in Dortmund. How long I stay here also depends on what my body says and what the club wants. But one thing\u2019s clear: I want to finish my career at BVB.<\/p>\nBut you definitely won\u2019t be playing in the Bundesliga here? \n<\/b>(Laughs). Well, I certainly wouldn\u2019t make that statement today. Of course I want to play in the Bundesliga with Dortmund. That\u2019s the goal.<\/p>\nIs that the only goal or are there several? \n<\/b>Of course my goal is to do my utmost to help BVB get promoted to the top flight and perhaps get to play a few more games in the Bundesliga. At my age, though, the most important thing is to stay injury-free.<\/p>\nDescribe yourself as a player. What strengths do you bring to the team? \n<\/b>I\u2019m actually a relatively calm player. I give clear, short instructions rather than making long speeches. My speed and defensive work certainly set me apart.<\/p>\nSpeaking of giving instructions, will you be doing that at BVB as well? \n<\/b>I\u2019ll certainly be taking on that responsibility. That\u2019s to be expected. 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I\u2019m really looking forward to that, but I\u2019m particularly excited about the team.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/06/10/interview-meissner/Meissner-Interview-3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Meissner-Interview-3-1781013402011\"><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-b14cd9ee33","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"\"It\u2019s simply the best thing ever to be able to wear the BVB shirt \u2013 interview with new signing Jacqueline Meißner","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-433833202","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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A total of 104 matches will be played. The group stage runs until the end of June, followed by the round of 32 for the first time. This will be followed by the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the third-place play-off and the final. Borussia Dortmund will be represented at the World Cup by a total of <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/6/3/Diese-Borussen-sind-bei-der-WM-dabei.html\" target=\"_blank\">ten players<\/a>.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner \u2013 from 11 June to 19 July, 48 nations will compete for the World Cup title in the USA, Canada and Mexico. A total of 104 matches will be played. The group stage runs until the end of June, followed by the round of 32 for the first time. This will be followed by the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the third-place play-off and the final. 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Gregor Kobel is between the posts for Switzerland (Group B), Julian Ryerson leads Norway onto the pitch in Group I, and Daniel Svensson kicks off the tournament with Sweden in Group F.<\/p>\n<h3>An overview of all group matches featuring Black & Yellow players \n<\/b><\/h3>\nSaturday, 13.06.2026 \n<\/b>Qatar \u2013 Switzerland (21:00 CEST in San Francisco)<\/p>\nSunday, 14.06.2026<\/b> \nGermany \u2013 Curaçao (19:00 CEST in Houston)<\/p>\nMonday, 15.06.2026<\/b> \nSweden \u2013 Tunisia (04:00 CEST in Monterrey)<\/p>\nWednesday, 17.06.2026<\/b> \nIraq \u2013 Norway (Midnight CEST in Boston) \nArgentina \u2013 Algeria (03:00 CEST in Kansas City) \nAustria \u2013 Jordan (06:00 CEST in San Francisco)<\/p>\nThursday, 18.06.2026<\/b> \nSwitzerland \u2013 Bosnia-Herzegovina (21:00 CEST in Los Angeles)<\/p>\nSaturday, 20.06.2026<\/b> \nThe Netherlands \u2013 Sweden (19:00 CEST in Houston) \nGermany \u2013 Ivory Coast (22:00 CEST in Toronto)<\/p>\nMonday, 22.06.2026<\/b> \nArgentina \u2013 Austria (19:00 CEST in Dallas)<\/p>\nTuesday, 23.06.2026<\/b> \nNorway \u2013 Senegal (02:00 CEST in New York/New Jersey) \nJordan \u2013 Algeria (05:00 CEST in San Francisco)<\/p>\nWednesday, 24.06.2026<\/b> \nSwitzerland \u2013 Canada (21:00 CEST in Vancouver)<\/p>\nThursday, 25.06.2026<\/b> \nEcuador \u2013 Germany (22:00 CEST in New York/New Jersey)<\/p>\nFriday, 26.06.2026<\/b> \nJapan \u2013 Sweden (01:00 CEST in Dallas) \nNorway \u2013 France (21:00 CEST in Boston)<\/p>\nSunday, 28.06.2026<\/b> \nAlgeria \u2013 Austria (04:00 CEST in Kansas City)<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"No fewer than four Borussia players are in the German national team line-up: Waldemar Anton, Maximilian Beier, Nico Schlotterbeck and Felix Nmecha will be competing in Group E. 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This means the Dortmund-born player is fulfilling a \u201cchildhood dream\u201d, as she reveals in an interview. The 29-year-old also explains why she describes herself as a hard worker, how she has followed BVB\u2019s women\u2019s football team, and which match gave her goosebumps when she watched it as a spectator at the Rote Erde stadium.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund have signed Lena Ostermeier. This means the Dortmund-born player is fulfilling a \u201cchildhood dream\u201d, as she reveals in an interview. The 29-year-old also explains why she describes herself as a hard worker, how she has followed BVB\u2019s women\u2019s football team, and which match gave her goosebumps when she watched it as a spectator at the Rote Erde stadium.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Lena, after 14 years at SGS Essen, you\u2019ll be joining Borussia Dortmund this summer. What made you decide to make the move? \n<\/b>I knew that I wanted to play for Borussia Dortmund at some point. I\u2019m from Dortmund, I grew up with BVB, I used to watch the matches even as a child, and it was clear to me that I would have to play for this club one day. Now the time has come.<\/p>\nEven so, is there a touch of sadness about leaving Essen? \n<\/b>Yes, of course. I grew up and developed as a footballer in Essen. I owe a great deal to Essen. It\u2019s a very close-knit environment that welcomed me with open arms and supported me over many years. So, it\u2019s by no means an easy step to make the move now. Nevertheless, I\u2019m happy to be playing for BVB now and to experience something new.<\/p>\nEven though the manager, Markus Högner, is an old acquaintance? \n<\/b>Without Markus, I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today. He brought me up from the U17s and I\u2019m incredibly grateful to him for everything he\u2019s made possible for me. After a year apart, I\u2019m glad to have him back as my manager because we simply know what we can expect from each other. Of course, we\u2019ve both developed over the past year, so I\u2019m also curious to see what it\u2019ll be like to train with him again.<\/p>\nHow would you describe yourself as a player? \n<\/b>I\u2019m a hard worker. I throw myself into every tackle and love it every time I win one, sliding in and giving it my all. In attack, I enjoy coaching the players. That means I can control the team from the back and help my teammates that way.<\/p>\nYou were at home in the Bundesliga. Now it\u2019s the Regionalliga next season. Why are you still convinced that this is the right move for you personally? \n<\/b>I\u2019ve noticed how committed BVB are to developing the women\u2019s team. Everything and everyone behind it, everything that\u2019s achieved off the pitch \u2013 it\u2019s top-level professionalism. I want to be part of it, take the next step with BVB and help the club move forward.<\/p>\nYou were born in Schwerte, started playing football at SV Sölderholz, did your PhD at TU Dortmund and are active in the volunteer fire brigade. What does Dortmund mean to you as a city? \n<\/b>Dortmund is my home. I grew up in Lichtendorf and still live in Lichtendorf. You could almost say I belong to Dortmund just as much as BVB (laughs).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/06/09/interview-ostermeier/Ostermeier-Interview-3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Ostermeier-Interview-3-1780919880350\"><\/p>\nAnd how much is BVB a part of you? \n<\/b>I grew up with BVB. As a small child, I first played football myself in Sölderholz. Afterwards, I\u2019d always watch the BVB matches, get caught up in the excitement, and sometimes head straight back out into the garden afterwards because I wanted to do better if BVB had lost (laughs). So, BVB played a big part in my life from an early age, and it\u2019s lovely that I can now do something for BVB.<\/p>\nYou didn\u2019t have that chance back then, as there was no women\u2019s football at BVB. How have you experienced the developments over the past few years? \n<\/b>I\u2019ve been following it ever since it was discussed at the general meeting. When it was decided that there would be a women\u2019s team, I was absolutely delighted. I also thought it was absolutely the right move to build women\u2019s football from the ground up rather than buying our way into a higher division. That\u2019s what makes BVB what it is. Of course, I would have been happy if it had happened a bit sooner, but I\u2019m still glad that the women\u2019s team is now where it is and that I\u2019m part of it from now on.<\/p>\nWhat does it mean to you emotionally? \n<\/b>It\u2019s simply a childhood dream. Back then, you didn\u2019t really think about it that much. At some point, it became clear that you couldn\u2019t actually play for BVB because there was no women\u2019s or girls\u2019 team. That\u2019s why I\u2019m all the more delighted that I\u2019ll finally be able to fulfil that dream from this summer.<\/p>\nWhat are your goals \u2013 both personally and with BVB? \n<\/b>I\u2019d obviously like to get as much playing time as possible. And to be perfectly honest, I want to win titles with BVB. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t manage to win a single title at Essen. That\u2019s why I\u2019d be absolutely delighted if we could celebrate league titles and promotion here. But the most important thing, above all else, is to stay healthy.<\/p>\nInstead of Hafenstraße, it\u2019ll be Strobelallee for you from now on. As a Dortmund native, how much are you looking forward to the Rote Erde stadium? \n<\/b>At Essen, we certainly had one of the best stadiums in the top flight. But the Rote Erde stadium is much richer in tradition and has a completely different character. I was at the stadium for the derby against Schalke. That was very special and I even got goosebumps just sitting in the crowd. Now I\u2019m just incredibly excited that I\u2019ll soon be on the other side and get to experience and take it all in from the pitch.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/06/09/interview-ostermeier/Interview-Ostermeier-2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Interview-Ostermeier-2-1780920749418\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Lena, after 14 years at SGS Essen, you\u2019ll be joining Borussia Dortmund this summer. What made you decide to make the move? \n<\/b>I knew that I wanted to play for Borussia Dortmund at some point. I\u2019m from Dortmund, I grew up with BVB, I used to watch the matches even as a child, and it was clear to me that I would have to play for this club one day. Now the time has come.<\/p>\nEven so, is there a touch of sadness about leaving Essen? \n<\/b>Yes, of course. I grew up and developed as a footballer in Essen. I owe a great deal to Essen. It\u2019s a very close-knit environment that welcomed me with open arms and supported me over many years. So, it\u2019s by no means an easy step to make the move now. Nevertheless, I\u2019m happy to be playing for BVB now and to experience something new.<\/p>\nEven though the manager, Markus Högner, is an old acquaintance? \n<\/b>Without Markus, I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today. He brought me up from the U17s and I\u2019m incredibly grateful to him for everything he\u2019s made possible for me. After a year apart, I\u2019m glad to have him back as my manager because we simply know what we can expect from each other. Of course, we\u2019ve both developed over the past year, so I\u2019m also curious to see what it\u2019ll be like to train with him again.<\/p>\nHow would you describe yourself as a player? \n<\/b>I\u2019m a hard worker. I throw myself into every tackle and love it every time I win one, sliding in and giving it my all. In attack, I enjoy coaching the players. That means I can control the team from the back and help my teammates that way.<\/p>\nYou were at home in the Bundesliga. Now it\u2019s the Regionalliga next season. Why are you still convinced that this is the right move for you personally? \n<\/b>I\u2019ve noticed how committed BVB are to developing the women\u2019s team. Everything and everyone behind it, everything that\u2019s achieved off the pitch \u2013 it\u2019s top-level professionalism. I want to be part of it, take the next step with BVB and help the club move forward.<\/p>\nYou were born in Schwerte, started playing football at SV Sölderholz, did your PhD at TU Dortmund and are active in the volunteer fire brigade. What does Dortmund mean to you as a city? \n<\/b>Dortmund is my home. I grew up in Lichtendorf and still live in Lichtendorf. You could almost say I belong to Dortmund just as much as BVB (laughs).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/06/09/interview-ostermeier/Ostermeier-Interview-3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Ostermeier-Interview-3-1780919880350\"><\/p>\nAnd how much is BVB a part of you? \n<\/b>I grew up with BVB. As a small child, I first played football myself in Sölderholz. Afterwards, I\u2019d always watch the BVB matches, get caught up in the excitement, and sometimes head straight back out into the garden afterwards because I wanted to do better if BVB had lost (laughs). 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