DFB double leadership? Sami Khedira and Hannes Wolf are to inherit Oliver Bierhoff

World champion resigns VfB job

The tasks of the former sports director Oliver Bierhoff are to be shared among several shoulders at the German Football Association (DFB). In addition to Rudi Völler, who is primarily responsible for the senior national team and the U21 selection, the “sports buzzerAccording to Sami Khedira and Hannes Wolf, a new dual leadership was introduced.

In terms of content, this should primarily deal with the strategic orientation of the association (Khedira) and youth work (Wolf). In this context, the tasks of Khedira, world champion of 2014, also fall Women’s National Team. It is said that the 36-year-old would have to resign from his current job as a management consultant at VfB Stuttgart. The previous U20 national coach Wolf will focus on talent training in the future.

On Friday, national coach Hansi Flick nominated his squad for the upcoming friendlies against Ukraine, Poland and Colombia in mid-June – without newcomers. On June 2nd, U21 coach Antonio di Salvo also announced the provisional squad for the upcoming European Championships in Romania and Georgia.

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