“We are a team based on diversity”

VfL Wolfsburg are preparing to celebrate their seventh diversity matchday. For the women’s home game against RB Leipzig on Monday 11 March (kick-off: 19.30 CET) at the AOK Stadion and the men’s match on Saturday 16 March (kick-off: 15.30 CET) against FC Augsburg at the Volkswagen Arena, the She-Wolves and the Wolves will be wearing a diversity jersey as a symbol of VfL’s various social activities. The 2024 diversity matchdays will form part of the “International weeks against racism“.

With this year’s slogan being “We are Team Diversity – because it doesn’t matter where you come from”, the Green-and-Whites are looking to take a particularly strong stance against racism and right-wing extremism. The diversity jerseys are a visible sign and will be part of the focus, with the Volkswagen logo featuring prominently in rainbow colours. The sleeve partners are also on board this year, with “Dermaroller – the original” (for the She-Wolves) and Linglong Tire (for the Wolves) adding colour to their logos for the diversity matchday. “Diversity is an indispensable criterion for success in football,” said VfL Managing Director Marcel Schäfer. “We don’t care where you come from or where you were born. Anyone who identifies with our aims and our values and who wants to play for VfL is part of the team. This is the basis that should apply to our society, and that is why at VfL, we take a clear stance against hatred, racism and right-wing extremism.”