DFB will back Gianni Infantino
January 19, 2016
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The German Football Federation (DFB) announced Tuesday they will back Gianni Infantino in his bid to become the next president of FIFA after conferring in Frankfurt on Thursday.
"Gianni Infantino is the candidate for Europe and the best candidate, in that I am in agreement with (fellow interim-president) Rainer Koch and the whole council," said DFB interim president Reinhard Rauball.
"Through his work as secretary general of UEFA, he knows every face of football, is admired internationally and speaks six languages," Rauball added. "With his reputation and experience he brings the necessary qualifications to make the required structural changes and meet the challenges ahead."
Infantino will contest the leadership bid alongside Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Tokyo Sexwale, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Jerome Champagne. The vote will take place during FIFA's extraordinary congress in Zurich on February 26.
sb/dv (AP, AFP)
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