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German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel attended the Bundesliga match between Borussia <br>Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen in support of the 'Go Your Way' integration campaign. A meeting with the two clubs' U-17 teams went down well all round... ...and then it was time for a group photo, with pride of place reserved for the campaign logo After that, it was off to the match at the Signal Iduna Park,where League Association president Dr. Reinhard Rauball (m.) and DFL CEO Christian Seifert (l.) were on hand to gret the chancellor Chancellor Merkel, flanked by League Association president Dr. Reinhard Rauball and DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach Chancellor Merkel (l.) and Dr. Rauball introduced the 'Go Your Way' initiative at a press conference on Thursday Also present were minister of state Maria Böhmer (Federal Commissioner for immigration, refugees and Integration, l.), Uli Hoeneß (German Integration Foundation board member, FC Bayern Munich president, 2nd from l.) and Wolfgang Fürstner (Board spokesman for the German Integration Foundation r.) The Bundesliga took full part in the initiative on Matchday 3, with all 18 Bundesliga clubs - including Aristide Bance <br>and FC Augsburg - showing their support for equal opportunities and peaceful society throughout Germany Friday's visitors at the SGL arena VfL Wolfsburg also wore special kits to mark the occasion - 'Geh' Deinen Weg' translates to 'Go Your Way' in English On Saturday German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel (l.) was among the crowd for Borussia Dortmund's home <br>game against Bayer Leverkusen, enjoying the action alongside League President Dr. Reinhard Rauball Chief of Staff of the German Chancellery Ronald Pofalla (l.) and DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach (2nd from l.) provided the half-time conversation for Dr. Merkel The chancellor was treated to an exciting game too - here Lukasz Piszczek (3rd from l.) of Dortmund and Leverkusen's Ömer Toprak battle for possession Hannover's double goalscorer Szabolcs Huszti (r.) and Bremen defender Theodor Gebre Selassie provided the perfect vehicle to promote the initative at the AWD Arena At the Allianz Arena Bayern Munich's midfield motor Bastian Schweinsteiger (l.) offers a good view of the 'Go Your Way' logo as he takes on Mainz's Marcel Risse (r.) Stuttgart's Tim Hoogland (l.) and Düsseldorf's Adam Bodzek gave one another little ground in their goalless draw, but the 'Go Your Way' message was clear throughout In Mönchengladbach, where Nuremberg took the points with a thrilling 3-2 away win, the special kits and motto-emblazoned ball were shown off prior to kick-off Schalke travelled to Fürth for Saturday evening's top match and once again both sets of players, including <br>Greuther's Edu (2nd from l.) and Schalke's Joel Matip (r.), took to the field in support of 'Go Your Way' Flying for Freiburg - Karim Guede celebrates his goal against Hoffenheim in the 'Go Your Way' kit Even new boy Rafael van der Vaart, signed by Hamburg from Tottenham, wore the special jersey in support of the initiative
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