December 16 – The German FA (DFB) have backed Bernd Neuendorf and Hans-Joachim Watzke for re-election to the FIFA Council and UEFA government committee respectively.
In an announcement, buried on its web site, the DFB introduced that its government committee had endorsed the pair for re-election: “The mandates of Bernd Neuendorf (pictured proper) on the FIFA Council and Hans-Joachim Watzke on the UEFA Govt Committee finish subsequent 12 months. Their nomination by the DFB Presidium is a prerequisite for attainable re-election by the subsequent Odd UEFA Congress on April 3, 2025 in Belgrade.”
“Mandates can be granted there for a four-year time period of workplace. Neuendorf was elected as European consultant to the FIFA Council by the UEFA Congress in Lisbon on April 5, 2023, and Watzke was elected as German consultant to the UEFA Govt Committee. A nationwide affiliation may be represented in each our bodies if the 2 mandates are held by completely different individuals.”
Each officers stepped in to take over from Rainer Koch and Peter Peters, however they aren’t with out controversy.
Neuendorf and his organisation backed Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup, a U-turn from Germany’s extra important stance towards the final World Cup in Qatar.
A supporter of Saudi Arabia as properly, Watzke (pictured left) is the larger powerbroker of the 2 and confronted backlash at his membership Borussia Dortmund over a sponsorship cope with arms producer Rheinmetall. He holds many roles – UEFA government committee, DFB vice-president, and DFL supervisory board. Till final 12 months, Watzke additionally served as an ECA board member.
The elections will take on the UEFA Congress on April 3 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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