Alex Popp: “The greatest social inequality in women’s football is the gender pay gap.”

Snacking healthily and doing something good at the same time - that's what convinced captain of the women's national football team Alex Popp of share. This year, just before the start of the Women's Football World Cup in Australia, she has become a Product Ambassador for our organic lentil chips and wants to initiate change together with us and with you. Whether with friends at the public viewing of the Women's World Cup, hiking together or alone at the movie night - with our lentil chips, every snack occasion becomes a social commitment. Find out in the interview why this is particularly important to Alex and how she is committed to more justice and tolerance in football.

Why do you think Alex Popp and share go together so well? What do you associate with share?

share not only has super delicious products, but also shows a lot of social commitment. Every time I buy a bag of share lentil chips, I am doing something good - a principle that inspires me. Since I am also committed to more social justice and diversity, I think this partnership is a perfect fit.

We at share want to reduce social inequalities. Where do you see the greatest injustices in women's football compared to men's football? What still needs to be worked on ?

I think the biggest social inequality is the prevailing gender pay gap, which means that we women earn significantly less than the men in professional football. But the professional structures are also unequal. It is important to us to play football under professional and reasonable conditions and I am committed to this.

Why are the lentil chips your favorite and what do you like most about them?

The lentil chips are made of lentils, of course, and therefore contain a lot of protein. I think the simple but convincing combination with sea salt is just super tasty. The chips are organic and contain no preservatives or artificial additives, which is important to me in my diet. And what I like best is that the chips contain a social donation.

As an athlete, how often do you actually get the chance to snack and relax on the couch?

As long as I'm performing well and I feel good, I can snack as much as I want. However, it doesn't happen that often, as the training phase is always very time-consuming, especially before big tournaments and games. But I enjoy the phases when I can relax on my couch with a few tasty snacks all the more.

How important is healthy eating to you? How strict are you with yourself in everyday life?

It is important to me to eat a healthy and balanced diet. However, I am the type of person who likes to treat myself every now and then - for example, if I feel like having a burger, I will eat it without thinking about it. But otherwise I make sure I eat a balanced and healthy diet and it makes me feel good.

Which social projects are particularly close to your heart? What do you support?

I am a diversity ambassador at the VfL Wolfsburg club because more educational work and awareness needs to be raised about certain issues, such as racism and homosexuality. I am also an ambassador at a school - School Against Racism, School with Courage. Both projects are close to my heart and I would like to see more tolerance.