Context:
As reported in the Tagesspiegel and 11 Freunde on 15 October 2025, FC Bayern has paved the way for Jerome Boateng to return to the club as a guest student in his football coaching training under Vincent Kompany. There was already considerable resistance from fans during the trial training in 2023, when Boateng's return was once again on the cards due to the tense personnel situation in central defence. The fact that a return is now on the cards again suggests that the decision against Boateng at the time was purely for sporting reasons and that the club's own values are apparently just a commercial façade. Every November, FC Bayern lights up the Allianz Arena in orange as a sign against violence against women. But what is such a campaign worth in terms of raising awareness when, at the same time, the red carpet is rolled out for a perpetrator of violence against women like Jerome Boateng?
There are numerous revelations that expose Boateng's misogynistic behaviour in detail. His violent actions are described in particularly graphic terms in the Spiegel podcast – NDA: The Kasia Lenhardt File.
Quote from the podcast:
The trial will be retried this summer. Boateng denies ever having committed violence against Sherin S. Boateng's lawyers say in court that their client will accept nothing less than an acquittal.
I covered the trial in Munich in autumn 2022 as a journalist. While Sherin S. is being questioned, I am sitting in the courtroom. Boateng refuses to testify. That is his right as the defendant, and he remains silent. Sherin S. has to testify because she is the victim and therefore a witness. Sherin S. has to answer questions from the prosecution, the defence and the judge.
These are questions such as where exactly did Boateng allegedly bite her on the head during their holiday in the Caribbean? How hard did he throw a lantern, which was almost a metre high, at her, accepting that he could fatally injure her? Did he throw it or kick it, was it an accident? How can she know for sure?
What expressions did he use to insult her? Whore, slut, cunt? Was the injury to her hand on the right or left? Was the bite to her head in the centre? Was it a blow or a push? Does it match the photos? Did he strike with his right or left hand? How did he press his thumb into her eye socket? Did she bleed?
If not, where did the blood come from? She had her period on her T-shirt, was it Boateng's blood, why was he bleeding, who attacked whom, when exactly did he spit blood in her face when she was lying on the floor of the hotel terrace? Why doesn't she know? Did any of what she says actually happen? It goes on like this for hours."
Violence, abuse of power and a complete lack of responsibility are the common threads running through all of Boateng's relationships with women, as can be found in numerous online searches. The 2024 acquittal may lead some to believe that perhaps everything was completely different after all? But it is precisely this ambiguity in court rulings that clearly shows the problems our legal system has in cases of domestic violence, especially when power relations are involved.
"CORRECTIV and SZ have spent months researching and investigating cases involving a total of nine ex-wives and ex-girlfriends of professional footballers who speak of physical, psychological and economic violence. The allegations concern six former national players, one Bundesliga player, and two who are or were in the squad of a team in one of the highest leagues in Europe. Many of the women say that the men are surrounded by a protective shield of power, money and total control that prevents the women from defending themselves or making the acts public.
The men deny the allegations. However, text messages, court documents, photos, videos and other documents corroborate the women's statements. Where possible, CORRECTIV and SZ also spoke to witnesses. But all of the women spoke only on condition of anonymity. The names of the footballers therefore remain undisclosed. Otherwise, it would be possible to identify the women. The fear runs deep. ‘My ex can destroy my life,’ says one. Two have received death threats.
Confidentiality agreements play a central role. In several of the cases, the women have signed such confidentiality clauses. These clauses take away their right to tell their own story.
At Easter 2025, Jerome Boateng shared a photo on Instagram with Till Lindemann, in which the two are sitting smiling at a candlelit table with a newspaper lying on it with the headline: ‘From Lindemann to Boateng: “Guilty!”’ Those responsible at FC Bayern must now ask themselves seriously whether they want to sit at this table.
by bookface3
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Boateng should not be allowed anywhere near the club after everything he has done
Just signed