Soccer-Viktoria's Janssen to be first mic'd up coach in German football


Soccer Football - DFB Pokal - FC Viktoria Cologne v Bayern Munich - RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany - August 31, 2022 FC Viktoria Cologne coach Olaf Janssen before the match REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Viktoria Cologne coach Olaf Janssen will become the first German professional to be wearing a microphone during a competitive match, Deutsche Telekom said on Tuesday.

He will do so in their third division encounter against VfL Osnabrueck on Dec. 8, a match to be broadcast by Telekom-owned pay service Magenta Sport.

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