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Monday, March 23, 2015
The actually ended dispute between Theo Zwanziger and his successor Wolfgang Niersbach overshadowed the UEFA Congress in Vienna. The Secretary-General of the Federation, Gianni Infantino, strongly criticizes the former DFB chief.
The embarrassing dispute duration of Theo Zwanziger against the German Football Association and its successor Wolfgang Niersbach goes to the next round. Even before the Congress of the European Football Union on Tuesday in Vienna keilten the makers of the Continental Association against the former allies. The former DFB president was aware of any wrongdoing. “This is embarrassing for him and sad for football,” said UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino Zwanziger approach in recent months: “We have discussed in the Executive Committee and reject the actions of Mr. Zwanziger off in full.”
Zwanziger had with the ethics committee of the World Federation Fifa Niersbachs compensation agreement with the DFB questioned and asked to check. Niersbach an honorary capacity as president, but gets because of a contractual clause from his time as DFB general secretary a company pension. The Fifa Body found no irregularities.
crash Ender had Zwanziger, until Niersbach on May 29, his successor, sitting in the FIFA Executive Committee, may collect no defeat. “He tried – obviously not stand a chance – file a complaint and to damage the image of the DFB,” Infantino said: “This is completely incomprehensible to us – that can be understood by anyone.” Especially not by the DFB, who had long been known Zwanziger advances as “ridiculous”
Twenties. “Allegations are not justified”
The former DFB boss reacted with incomprehension. “The allegations are absolutely not justified,” Zwanziger said at Spiegel Online: “I am surprised a bit that the Uefa officials have to do nothing more important.” By 2013, he sat himself in the UEFA Executive Committee, Congress elected him four years ago, one step higher in the Fifa committee. But: “He has not participated in any of our meetings in the past two years,” Infantino told: “When you talk about good governance and democracy, should also participate and accept decisions.”
More aboutThis too, so countered twenties, unfounded. He had kept strictly to the rules of the Continental Association, which prohibit conflicts of interest. Then he should enforce reforms in the Uefa on behalf of Fifa, he was not able to simultaneously attend its meetings. He had voluntarily waived payments. “Otherwise, these rules obviously do not care,” Zwanziger, who had gone in the past week in Fifa ExCo on farewell tour said. It still follows a meeting before the FIFA Congress in May.
On Tuesday Niersbach is officially appointed by the UEFA Congress in the government of the world football. In the summer he began his work as Twenty successor. There is still plenty of time for a long standing dispute.
Source: n-tv.de
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