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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
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German FA chief defends Nagelsmann over Under-21 no shows
Andreas Rettig, DFB Managing Director Sport, gives a statement during a get-together. German Football Federation managing director Andreas Rettig has expressed surprise at critical media reports regarding national coach Julian Nagelsmann's absence from the Under-21 European Championship. Federico Gambarini/dpa German Football Federation managing director Andreas Rettig has expressed surprise at critical media reports regarding national coach Julian Nagelsmann's absence from the Under-21 European Championship. Antonio Di Salvo's Germany have reached the semi-finals in Slovakia, where they meet France on Wednesday. Senior squad coach Nagelsmann says he will come to Bratislava if they make the final, but media reports have suggested he should have been there earlier. Advertisement "This is a bit of a German phenomenon. Jogi Löw was criticized as national coach for supposedly only watching games in Freiburg. When it came to Jürgen Klinsmann, the country practically fell apart because he wasn't diligent enough in sitting in the stands at matches. And so on. I don't want to take part in this discussion," Rettig told Sky Sport. Gennaro Gattuso, who recently took over as coach of the Italian senior team, has been in Slovakia. But Rettig pointed out that the coaches of England and France have not. "I watched the games on site. I didn't see Mr Tuchel, Mr Deschamps or other coaches. Mr Gattuso was there because he had just started his new job," Rettig said. The former player and Bundesliga sporting director emphasised that Nagelsmann is deeply engaged with the Under-21 team. "You can be sure that Julian not only takes a great interest but also assesses the games in detail," Rettig said.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
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'Drop of bitterness': DFB's Rettig on Trump-led US hosting World Cup
German Football Federation (DFB) general manager Andreas Rettig has admitted to mixed feelings about the United States being World Cup hosts next year, after Donald Trump became US president again. The US will host the June 11-July 19, 2026 tournament for 48 teams together with Mexico and Canada. "In these turbulent times, we are actually realising that the framework of values and social perspectives are changing. Who would have thought that we would be eyeing the USA the way we do today," Rettig told broadcasters RTL/ntv. "We no longer know who is friend and who is foe. We knew that the USA would be the next hosts. Until recently, we were really looking forward to it, but now there's perhaps a drop of bitterness." Rettig was speaking ahead of Germany's Nations League quarter-final tie with Italy on Thursday in Milan and Sunday in Dortmund. Depending on the outcome, Germany will start World Cup qualifying in June or September. Looking at how to deal with domestic far right party Alernative for Germany (AfD) in politics, Rettig said one should not "freeze." "I would like to approach things the way a good coach would, namely in a self-determined and active way," Rettig said. "Not looking too much at what the opponent is doing, but developing strategies out of our own conviction and moving things forward. More activity in the game and less opponent-orientated tactics." The AfD garnered 20.8% of the vote in last month's general election, making it the second strongest party. It is rated a confirmed right-wing extremist group by Germany's domestic intelligence agency in three eastern states.
