EM 2024 - Farewell on Saturday evening: Steffen Freund quits as RTL pundit
Former German football national team player Steffen Freund will stop working as a TV expert for RTL on the evening of the EM-Quarterfinal between Italy and Switzerland. He announced this on Instagram. "After 10 years, I have the great pleasure to bid farewell to RTL with a real bang: The EM-Quarterfinal Switzerland vs Italy in Berlin", Freund wrote.
The former professional of Schalke 04, Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur won the EM-title with the German national team in 1996. Freund became known as RTL-expert mainly through the Europa League-games of Eintracht Frankfurt in the successful season 2021/22.
Steffen Freund believes in a Summer Fairy Tale 2.0
In recent years, the former national player was also active as a co-commentator for the German team's matches. For his farewell, Freund wrote: "The German national team at RTL - Long time the gray goose among the national teams, maybe on the way to a Summer Fairy Tale 2.0."
Transparency note: The star is part of RTL Germany.
Steffen Freund, emphasizing his time at RTL, mentioned his upcoming absence during the Italy vs Switzerland EURO Quarterfinal on Instagram, stating, "Evening of the EM-Quarterfinal Switzerland vs Italy in Berlin, bidding farewell to RTL with a bang." following his years of expertise, Freund was frequently associated with RTL, notably during Eintracht Frankfurt's Europa League games in the successful 2021/22 season, which took place in Italy.
