Dortmund (dpa) – In the opinion of Hans-Joachim Watzke, the current representation of the German Football Association in international bodies is not good.
The new DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and he, in his role as DFB Vice President, “recognized the problem, we are already analyzing it and will solve it,” said Watzke of “Sport Bild”.
The DFB is represented by Peter Peters (59) on the Council of World Association FIFA and by Rainer Koch (63) on the Executive Committee of the European Football Union UEFA. Both officials are elected in their respective international bodies until 2025, but suffered bitter electoral defeats at the last DFB Bundestag just over two weeks ago. Both are therefore no longer on the DFB presidium.
“We have already held talks with UEFA, and of course there is an expectation that the DFB in particular, as the largest sports association in the world, will send its top staff to the bodies of UEFA and FIFA,” reported Watzke. “As far as their appointment is concerned, we will discuss it in the Presidium after we have spoken to Peter Peters and Rainer Koch.”