The Danish international Yussuf Poulsen was not on the field as his German club RB Leipzig on Saturday won over the rivals from Werder Bremen.

Fortunately, it was not the illness, accident or any other unfortunate circumstances that prevented the Danish football star to lace up the boots.

His club explains, namely, on Twitter that Poulsen and her boyfriend, Maria Duus, have become new parents – or ‘frischgebackenen Parents’ – as it is called in Leipzig and the surrounding area.

Maria Duus and Yussuf Poulsen on the red carpet to Fodboldfondens Velgørenhedsgalla at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center earlier in the year. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix

In the advertisement informs the club that she has and her boyfriend have become parents for a ‘healthy boy’.

The new mother Maria Duus is known from TV2 Zulu-the series ‘Lovers with the national team’.

Here, reported she along with the two other so-called ‘fodboldfruer’ about how it is to be the better half to some of the kingdom’s biggest football stars.

In a previous interview with B. T., Maria Duus told me that she and Yussuf have known each other for many years.

– We have known each other since fourth grade. Some years ago we were single at the same time and came to see each other in a different light, she said to the newspaper.

It has not be possible for the Extra Leaf to get a comment from the new parents.

Yussuf provides the gas at grønsværen in Leipzig-coat. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix