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Frankfurt / Main (AP) - President Fritz Keller and Secretary General Friedrich Curtius both remain in office at the German Football Association despite their ongoing dispute.
According to a statement from the association, the duo jointly declared after the extraordinary meeting of the executive committee: “After an intensive and constructive discussion in the DFB executive committee, we will immediately undertake a last joint attempt in the interests of the German Football Association, its member associations and its employees Discuss and define roles for future joint professional cooperation. "
The meeting had been awaited with great anticipation, because of the power struggle between Keller and Curtius, personal consequences appeared possible.
The planned procedure, which Keller and Curtius had announced after the meeting of several hours on Friday, was "expressly and unanimously supported by all members of the presidium."
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The duo had already emphasized in October that they wanted to work through the differences step by step.
Since then, the conflict between the 63-year-old President and the 44-year-old Secretary General had intensified.
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