Bienvenue: Platini’s DFB president Niersbach is the international leadership circles welcome
DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Football Association Fifa world. The 64-year-old was determined on Tuesday in Vienna by the delegates of Uefa, succeeding Theo Zwanziger by acclamation for the office in the so-called football world government. Officially in Zurich occurs Niersbach his post at the FIFA Congress on May 29 at. As a result, has now definitely the transition from twenties to Niersbach in all major official posts.
The former Secretary-General had already inherited in 2012 as DFB chief and 2013, in the executive branch of the European Football Union twenties. For the DFB thus ending a difficult time. Twenties had his successor and the association itself last attacked repeatedly, most recently in an interview in the newspaper. This behavior was recently criticized by Uefa and referred to as “embarrassing”.
“It was the unanimous wish of the DFB Bureau that I stand for this office are available. I see it as my job and my clear mandate to enter into this role for the interests of the German and European football. For me, it remains a joint task to develop the football and change, “Niersbach in a statement by the German Football Association (DFB) was quoted as saying. Niersbach had previously been elected by the delegates of the UEFA Congress in Vienna by acclamation as the successor to Theo Zwanziger in the highest body of the World Federation FIFA.
League President Reinhard Rauball welcomed the election Niersbachs. “It is important that the German football is represented in this body with a strong voice. Wolfgang Niersbach enjoys the full confidence of the League Association. It is through his international contacts the ideal candidate for this important position, and we assure him of his duty to support our common, “it said in the same DFB message.
Previously Michel Platini was leading for four more years, the Union of European Football Uefa to. The 59-year-old Frenchman was confirmed as president on Tuesday in Vienna during the UEFA Congress by acclamation. He leads the UEFA since 2007, when he won the fight so far only vote for the top job Uefa against Sweden Lennart Johansson at the Congress in Dusseldorf. Prior to his third term Platini’s Uefa undisputed.
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“Thank you for your trust and friendship,” Platini said after the election. In his acceptance speech to the delegates he also went into the simmering conflict with the world governing body Fifa and aimed it at the present President of the other Fifa Confederations. “We are ready to work together for the good of all. Because the Fifa is important to us, we want to be perfect, “said the Frenchman.
A subliminal tip against FIFA President Joseph Blatter allowed Platini – otherwise trying courteous host – then still: “Some might try us against each other to divide us to better rule,” said the Frenchman. “We ask only to those people and institutions demanding that mean something to us.” Although the name Blatter did not fall, but the words were clearly skewed in the direction of the Swiss, whose farewell longs for the Uefa including Platini.
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