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Union Berlin assistant coach Marie-Louise Eta answered questions from the media on Saturday ahead of the relegation clash against Darmstadt but she will not become the first woman to take charge of a men’s Bundesliga match. Following coach Nenad Bjelica’s three-match suspension for pushing Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sané twice in the face in midweek, Eta has been placed on media duties but Bjelica’s fellow Croatian assistant Danijel Jumic will call the shots during Sunday’s game. Eta, the first female assistant in the men’s Bundesliga, said: “The coach made a mistake. He has apologized for it. We t…

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