Hosteler Award for prison project of VfL Osnabrück - SAT.1 REGIONAL

The award-winning Sepp-Herberger-Award for extraordinary engagement in football is awarded every year. This year's award-winners include the VfL Osnabrück in the area of resocialization. "A ball also connects behind prison walls" In cooperation with the Vechta prison, the VfL Osnabrück has been involved in the area of resocialization since 2023. On regular occasions, players of a prison team can train with representatives of the Lila whites, als…

The VfL Osnabrück and the Vechta prison were awarded the Sepp-Herberger-Award on Monday evening: for a project that builds bridges between professional football and people in prison. Congratulations came from the very big ones in German football.

Wolfsburg (dpa/lni) – third-party football player VfL Osnabrück and the Vechta prison have been awarded the Sepp-Herberger-Award of the DFB-Foundation of the same name. The German Football Association praised the contribution of the two award winners to the resocialisation of convicted criminals. "A ball also connects behind prison walls. And there are many things that football can convey: fair play, discipline, team spirit," said Ralph-Uwe Scha…