New pop-up exhibition unveiled in Zurich

The new pop-up exhibition on the life and career of Prisca Steinegger, FIFA Museum Ambassador and former captain of the Swiss national team, was unveiled today. It is now open to all visitors of the permanent exhibition in Zurich. Before the FIFA Museum opened its doors to visitors at 10 am, FIFA Museum Director Marco Fazzone took the opportunity to personally show Prisca Steinegger the new pop-up exhibition. Even though she was already familiar with the objects - after all, they all came from her personal collection - the museum presentation was a source of great excitement.

The videos about Steinegger's life and career, which were filmed especially for the exhibition, were also very well received. Although she was involved in the production, the FIFA Museum Ambassador saw the final version for the first time in the exhibition. All visitors to the permanent exhibition in Zurich can now look forward to visiting the pop-up exhibition. It looks at the life and career of Prisca Steinegger from a personal and sporting perspective. In addition to an exclusive selection of objects from Prisca Steinegger's private collection, visitors can enjoy the above mentioned videos. In these videos, Steinegger recalls her own career as a player, but also discusses the general development of women's football. Prisca Steinegger started playing football at a time when kicking a ball was considered exotic for girls. Nevertheless, she made it all the way from her grandparents' backyard into the national team. She won 55 caps for Switzerland's national team and even captained the team in the last four years with them.

Born and raised in Zurich, Steinegger made her first appearance in the Swiss Cup final in 1993, when she was just 16. Two more finals followed in 2005 and 2006, before she won the cup in 2007, by then as captain of FFC Zurich Seebach. Also in her trophy cabinet: two Swiss championship titles (2008 and 2009) and an award as Swiss Footballer of the Year for the 2002-03 season. Steinegger has been working for FIFA in various roles since 2001 and is an official FIFA Museum Ambassador since 2022. The pop-up exhibition on Prisca Steinegger is open until 20 August 2023. It is open to all museum visitors with a regular admission ticket to the permanent exhibition.