Germany바카라s coach is staying, the head of its league is not. The German soccer federation maintained its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach on Wednesday despite the disappointing World Cup performance. (More Football News)
Separately, German soccer league chief executive Donata Hopfen will leave her position at the end of the month after reaching a mutual agreement to cut short her three-year contract because of what the league said was 바카라differing ideas about the further strategic direction of the company.바카라
Hopfen바카라s departure 바카라 unrelated to the World Cup 바카라 after less than a year in charge had been expected amid simmering issues of discontent among Bundesliga clubs and teams from the second division.
Flick바카라s future was more uncertain following Germany바카라s early World Cup exit, its third straight disappointing performance at a major tournament, and the former Bayern Munich coach was under pressure going into Wednesday바카라s meeting with federation president Bernd Neuendorf and vice president Hans-Joachim Watzke.
Neuendorf said afterward the body has 바카라full confidence바카라 in Flick to lead the team through the 2024 European Championship, which Germany is scheduled to host and which Neuendorf described as a 바카라great opportunity바카라 for the future of soccer in the country.
Flick left the meeting without a word, but was quoted in a statement from the federation.
바카라We as a team can achieve much more than we showed in Qatar,바카라 Flick said in the statement. 바카라We missed a big opportunity there. We바카라ll learn our lessons from it.바카라
Flick said he was optimistic about Euro 2024 and that he has confidence in the path Neuendorf and Watzke agreed to.
바카라We want all of Germany to rally behind the national team again at the 2024 European Championship at home,바카라 said Flick, who faced criticism for his team selection and tactics against group rivals Japan, Spain and Costa Rica in Qatar.
Mistakes in defense, where Flick was unable to settle on his preferred back four, and an inability to put away chances cost Germany a place in the knockout round.
Germany바카라s record under Flick was also poor before the tournament. Flick took over from Joachim Löw last year after Germany바카라s second-round exit from the European Championship and has a contract through Euro 2024.
The federation still needs a replacement for Oliver Bierhoff, who ended an 18-year stint Monday when he agreed to resign as managing director of Germany바카라s national soccer teams and academy. Bierhoff might not have a direct replacement.
바카라We have agreed to discuss the future structure of this area of responsibility first within the federation in order to make a decision then on personnel,바카라 Neuendorf said.
Bierhoff is the only casualty so far from Germany바카라s group-stage exit from the World Cup in Qatar, the team바카라s second straight embarrassing failure in soccer바카라s biggest tournament. Germany also was eliminated from the same stage at the 2018 World Cup as defending champion.
Hertha Berlin general manager Fredi Bobic was a reported candidate to take over from Bierhoff, though he said Wednesday he was 바카라very comfortable at Hertha.바카라 Bobic, who has a contract through 2024 with the Berlin club, did not rule himself out, however.  Â
Flick appeared to criticize the federation for Bierhoff바카라s exit on Tuesday, when he said both he and his coaching staff 바카라are having a hard time imagining how the gap left by Oliver바카라s departure can be closed.바카라
Hopfen took over from Christian Seifert in January as the first female chief executive of Germany바카라s top two soccer divisions but struggled to impose her vision or resolve long-standing questions on issues such as the league바카라s 50+1 rule limiting the role of outside investors, marketing at home and abroad, and the sale of media rights.
Hopfen said in a social media post on Linkedin that she did not receive the support she needed from the league.
바카라I came into this job, like many before me, from the outside, as a non-player, as a woman with a clear plan on how the league can be led into the future: digitally, internationally and with strong partners and associates,바카라 Hopfen said. 바카라Such a transition is a feat of strength and requires courage. For all that you need staying power and the support and joint action of all stakeholders. I didn바카라t feel that anymore in the end.바카라
