After Schweinsteiger’s advance: Angela Merkel will not become DFB President


After Schweinsteiger’s advance
Angela Merkel will not become DFB President

The DFB needs a new boss soon. The current President Fritz Keller has announced his resignation for Monday. The reason for this is also his bizarre Nazi comparison in an internal meeting. World champion Bastian Schweinsteiger is now surprising with a spectacular successor idea.

First a smile, then the clear rejection: Chancellor Angela Merkel apparently cannot imagine the role of President of the German Football Association (DFB) after the end of her political career. The former national player and ARD expert Bastian Schweinsteiger had brought Merkel into conversation after the final in the DFB Cup as the successor to Fritz Keller.

When asked about Schweinsteiger’s proposal, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said after a long smile: “When the Chancellor announced that she would not be available again as Chancellor after the end of this legislative period, she also said that she was not looking for any further political offices. I am quite sure that this also extends to the leadership of the German Football Association. “

In addition to the usual candidates for the Keller successor, Schweinsteiger also mentioned the names of ex-national player Steffi Jones and Merkel. “I also know an experienced lady who is also available from October: Ms. Merkel would of course also be something, she knows her way around. If the DFB wants it that way, I might be able to help a little,” said Schweinsteiger with a grin on ARD .

The DFB is again looking for a new president after Keller announced his resignation for next Monday following a hearing before the DFB sports court on Tuesday. In doing so, he drew the conclusions from the Nazi scandal that he had caused, which was, however, only the escalation of a long-smoldering dispute among the top of the DFB. In addition to Keller, General Secretary Friedrich Curtius, Treasurer Stephan Osnabrügge and Amateur Vice Rainer Koch will also leave the bridge in the short and medium term.

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