Football boss ‘strikes up secret romance with glamorous German TV presenter’ – and it is not the primary time a star has dated a media character!
- Sebastian Kehl is in the process of finalising his divorce from his wife of 26 years
- Kleinfeldt and Kehl has reportedly been seeing each other for several months
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Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has reportedly struck up a romance with sports presenter Katharina Kleinfeldt.
The pair are yet to be spotted in public together but they have been meeting for several months, reports out of Germany have claimed.
Kehl is in the process of finalising his divorce from his wife of 26 years, Tina Kruger, who he split from in the summer of 2023. The two continue to maintain a friendly relationship, according to the Bild.
On Thursday, a report in the German outlet Bunte revealed that the former footballer is said to be ‘newly in love’ with the 31-year-old Kleinfeldt.
Kleinfeldt works for German TV channel Sport1 and is, among other things, a member of the football talk show Doppelpass. She was part of the team that covered Luke Littler‘s historic win at the World Darts Championship in London this year.
Kehl and Kleinfeldt’s union would not be the first time the worlds of football and the media that covers it have collided in recent years.
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has reportedly struck up a romance with sports presenter Katharina Kleinfeldt
The 31-year-old works for German TV channel Sport1 and is, among other things, a member of the football talk show Doppelpass
She was part of the team that covered Luke Littler ‘s historic win at the World Darts Championship in London this year
Ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius married Italian TV presenter Diletta Leotta last summer
Lens manager Will Still went public with his relationship with Sky Sports presenter Emma Saunders during Euro 2024
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius wed Italian presenter Diletta Leotta last summer. The 33-year-old presents Serie A broadcasts on DAZN.
Elsewhere, Lens manager Will Still went public with his relationship with Sky Sports presenter Emma Saunders during Euro 2024.
The couple of attracted headlines in recent weeks following news of Saunders’ ill health. The presenter was treated for thyroid cancer at the start of the current season and is now recovering from a brain infection called encephalitis.
Earlier this month, Still paid an emotional tribute to Saunders after he was forced to leave her in hospital to fulfil his duties as manager of Ligue 1 outfit Lens as they prepared for a tough trip to second-place Marseille.
