Former DFB managing director Oliver Bierhoff initiated the German national team’s trip to the USA – and now appeared in Foxborough as a surprise guest.
Andreas Rettig chatted in front of the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough he was excited about his first positive impressions of the trip to the USA with the German national soccer team when his predecessor suddenly appeared in the background.
At the DFB selection foundation event for the homeless in front of the NFL team’s home stadium New England Patriots The former DFB managing director was the surprise guest.
USA trip once initiated by Bierhoff
Bierhoff once initiated the national team’s controversial trip across the Atlantic. After the botched 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the German Football Association (DFB) separated from him and Rettig was recently appointed as his heir.
How he is doing? “Good”said Bierhoff and smiled before he greeted some former DFB companions and national player Robin Gosens. And why is he there? Bierhoff is part of a delegation of sports directors and managers from the Bundesliga led by academy boss Tobias Haupt.
Various program points on the east coast
The program includes, among other things, a visit to… NHL-Start of the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, a meeting with the head of the baseball team Boston Red Sox and with the owners of the Patriots. The DFB selection has been training on their premises for the first time since Tuesday under their new national coach Julian Nagelsmann.