For the fourth year in a row, VfL Wolfsburg and Volkswagen are joining forces with the Autostadt to send out a colourful statement in support of diversity, underlining their social responsibility and status as social role models.
This weekend, both the men’s and women’s first teams will wear shirts with a rainbow-coloured VW logo on the front when they respectively play in the Bundesliga against FC Schalke 04 and in the Women’s Bundesliga against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
In addition, the Volkswagen Arena, the AOK Stadion and the Autostadt will be decked out in colourful flags and, at times, even be colourfully illuminated. VfL’s home games fall during the International Week Against Racism.
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Using the slogan “For Diversity. Against Discrimination”, VfL Wolfsburg regularly make colourful statements in favour of an open society.
“Footballers are role models, and we are happy to use this status to campaign for a more open society,” said sporting director Marcel Schäfer.
“Team sports are a wonderful example of how different strengths can benefit a team. We stand for the fact that everyone should be accepted in football and that racism, homophobia, sexism, and discrimination against senior citizens or people with disabilities have no place.”
