China News Agency, Berlin, April 2 (Reporter Peng Dawei) Greendell, the chairman of the German Football Association who has been controversial since the departure of Ozil, announced his resignation on the 2nd after being exposed to the suspected improper acceptance of the list. Koch and LaBar, two first vice presidents of the German Football Association, will temporarily act as the chairman.
Greendell, who has been the president of the German Football Association since 2016, announced his resignation decision to the German Football Association Presidium through a conference call on the 2nd, and this decision took effect immediately. However, Grindle’s position in the executive committee of the International Football Association and the executive committee of the European Football Association will continue to be retained because he was elected in his own name.
Since the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the defending German team was defeated early after the defeat, criticism around Greendale has been on the rise. However, in the group photo incident between Turkey-German international Ozil and Turkish President Recep Tayyip, Greendell’s attitude was considered to be one of the triggers leading Ozil to withdraw from the German national team. Ozil even criticized the German Football Association for saying that he felt “racism and disrespect”, and even bombarded Grindle that he would no longer play “scapegoat” for his incompetence “.
Since then, Greendale seems to have not been affected by the controversy. In September 2018, under his leadership, Germany successfully won the right to host Euro 2024. German media described this as “the biggest achievement in his tenure”.
In February, 2019, German magazine Der Spiegel reported that when Greendell was the treasurer of the German Football Association, the association had the phenomenon of high-level meetings and excessive business trips. At the same time, his rude leadership style has also been criticized within the Football Association. From March 29 to April 1, Spiegel revealed that Grindell concealed 78000 euros of extra income as chairman of the Board of Supervisors of subordinate enterprises from 2016 to 2017, and two scandals that he accepted the famous Watch presented by Ukrainian football tycoon on his birthday in 2017. The latter is considered to be the last straw to end his career as the chairman of the Football Association.
Grindal said in his personal statement on the 2nd that he apologized for his “non-exemplary behavior” when dealing with this famous watch.
On the same day, the Presidium of the German Football Association thanked Grindell for his work as chairman and treasurer and “respected his personal decision”. Koch and LaBar will act as the chairman of the Football Association until the full generation of the Football Association in September this year.
“The German Football Association not only faces great challenges in sports, but also in social positioning.” Laobar, who is also the chairman of the German football professional league (DFL), said on the same day that to deal with these challenges seriously and with empathy, “The goal must be set to surpass individual interests, always seek the best solution for German football.”
However, Ramram, the former captain of the German national football team who succeeded Grindle before, said publicly that he had no intention of serving as the chairman of the Football Association. German football, which is reorganizing mountains and rivers, will not be completely clear until September. (Finished)