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Leverkusen Signs Liverpool Goalkeeper Rafaela Borggräfe on Loan After FA Ban

Her six-match FA suspension has already expired.

Overview

  • Bayer Leverkusen confirmed the 25-year-old will join on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season.
  • The FA had suspended Borggräfe for six matches over a discriminatory remark toward a teammate during preseason, with the ban applied retroactively and reported to have lapsed in January.
  • Borggräfe apologized publicly, said she accepted the disciplinary process, and pledged to learn from the incident.
  • Leverkusen officials said they discussed the matter extensively with her, consider it resolved, and expect her to bolster a goalkeeper group affected by injuries.
  • The DFB completed its internal review and will keep Borggräfe in the extended national-team pool, though she has yet to make a senior appearance.