The German Football League will be led interim by Eintracht Frankfurt’s Axel Hellmann and Oliver Leki from SC Freiburg.
That said the DFL supervisory board chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke at a press conference of the umbrella organization of German professional football.
The duo will take over the duties of the previous managing director Donata Hopfen until the new season.
Both with good club work
The final hop successor is to be settled in the coming months. The Freiburg CFO Leki (49) and the Frankfurt board spokesman Hellmann (51), both of whom already hold important positions in DFL committees, should take care of the numerous problems of professional football. Both officials speak for their good club work. Both the Sport-Club and Eintracht stand for sporting success and sound management.
Hopfen had to vacate her post on Wednesday after less than a year in office. The 46-year-old succeeded long-time boss Christian Seifert on January 1, and her contract originally ran until the end of 2024.