The sports director of the German Football Association (DFB), Rudi Völlerhas announced that he will leave his current position at the end of the next World Cup in 2026, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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In an interview with the newspaper ‘Picture on Sunday’, The former historic striker of the ‘Mannschaft’ made his decision known: “For me, of course, This will end in 2026. In fact, I wanted to finish now,” said the former international, who added that it was the continuity of coach Julian Nagelsmann that was the reason why has chosen to postpone his resignation.
Völler took over as sports director of the German Football Association after the Qatar World Cup 2022 and his first major decision at the helm was the hiring of the former Bayern coach for the national team bench after the dismissal of Hansi Flick, which has just been a year, as a result of a defeat by 4-1 against Japan in a friendly. “The dream solution,” says the sporting director.
In the same interview, the former player of Roma, Bayer Leverkusen and Olympique de Marseille announced an official farewell tribute To the four footballers who retired after the Euro Cup: Manuel Neuer, Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller and Ilkay Gündogan.
“At one of our upcoming home games we will say goodbye to our players and give everything a nice, appropriate atmosphere,” explained Völler.
EFE
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