Do not forget the below: DFB gives Sepp-Herberger

In the end they all stood together to group image on stage, winners and celebrities, including the world champion Philipp Lahm and Pierre Littbarski, World and European Champion Ariane, the new DFB President Bernd Neuendorf or SPD Secretary-General Lars Klingbeil. But the VIPs were not in the foreground at the awarding of Sepp-Herberger awards on Monday evening in Berlin.

"Who is up, may not forget the below" - true to the life motto of Sepp Herberger, father of the miracle of Bern 1954, this evening was the award for social commitment, for resiscalization or inclusion, the integrative power of football was in the Focus. Herberger's words are "stylistic, that he lived," said DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and stressed, "This sentence was valid earlier, but he also applies today."

On Monday, the former national coach Herberger had become 125 years old. In addition to this, Germany's oldest football foundation prices in a total height of 125,000 euros in the categories of disabled football, resiscalization, school and club, football digital. Special prices were awarded.

One of the examples of what football can move is the Handicap SPD Secretary-Generals Hannover. At the club, men and women play, people with and without handicap together soccer. "We are the hottest club in the world," said a player of Hakis. "We asked why there are only football teams for women or men, but none where both sexes can match," Sabrina Rathing said. The founder of Hakis supplemented: "Why do everyone always have to be about the same age? Why must always play in common? On the Bolzplatz, it's different."

Two and a half hours took the award of the Sepp-Herberger awards in Berlin, which was also reminiscent of the sad events of these days, to the war in Ukraine, the many refugees from the war area or recently deceased DFB Honorary President Egidius Braun.

We have outstanding representatives for social commitment in German football, especially in amateur football, at the base where a lot is done incredibly.

DFB President Neuendorf

"Here we have outstanding representatives for social commitment in German football, especially in amateur football, at the base where far much is done - now again around the war in Ukraine," said Dfb-President Neuendorf and reported, "I said, I arrived at the Berlin Central Station and have seen Ukrainian refugees there, which arrive, let himself be registered, the first help gets. This is very oppressive, if you see it, but at the same time it is also pleasing if you know how many clubs People accept, give them the opportunity to play football and connect to our society. Here, the football makes unbelievably much. "

The event also waited but also with musical showacts and lousy moments. For example, the two ex-pros Pierre Littbarski and Jimmy Hartwig took the quiz duel against each other. "I had great fear of the quiz - until I heard against whom I play," Joked Littbarski in front of the Rather's round, but then Hartwig had to give 1: 4 beaten...

The winners at a glance

Category "Handicap Football"

**** Handicap SPD Secretary-Generals Hannover BSV Viktoria Bielstein 1920 Düsseldorfer Turn- and Sportverein Fortuna 1895

Category "Resocialization"

FC St. Pauli of 1910 JVA Rockenberg / SG Melbach Swen Coralic (Sus Green White Barkenberg)

Category "School and club"

Sportclub Lerchenberg Youth Football Association Stutensee 2012 Sportclub Lahr

Special price "School and club"

**** Football Association Rheinland

Category "Football Digital"

Güstrower Sportclub 09 SC Eintracht Miersdorf / Zeuthen 1912 FC Teutonia 05

Category "Football Foundation":

Franz Beckenbauer Foundation

Category "Social Work Horst Eckel Prize "

FV Fortuna Kirchfeld / FV Malsch 1910 / TSV Oberweier 1911 (Baden Football Association)