Mesut Özil, a German footballing legend with Turkish roots, has been friends with Recep Tayyip Erdogan for years. Opinion polls show Erdogan, who has hinted fielding some ‘unexpected names’, faces an uphill battle in his bid for re-election
Ute Groth: DFB s infighting is embarrassing
Ute Groth once attempted to run to become the DFB s first female president – but she wasn t nominated. In light of the current power struggle at the top of the DFB, she believes structural changes are needed.
Ute Groth attempted to run for DFB president in 2019
Following the resignation of DFB (German Football Association) President Reinhard Grindel in 2019, Ute Groth, chairwoman of an amateur sports club in Düsseldorf, announced her intention to become a candidate to replace him at the top of the world s biggest single-sport association. However, she didn t get the opportunity to do so, as a selection committee made up of members of the DFB and DFL (which operates the Bundesliga) recommended SC Freiburg President Fritz Keller as the sole candidate for the post. At the time, Groth decried the process has having been hatched in a backroom again, but she also described Keller as a likeable person. Keller was elected DFB presi
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