If Germany 2024 may host the European football championship, Philipp Lahm, head of the tournament organisation. The DFB confirmed on Thursday. In addition, the 34-Year-old will belong to the Bureau.
Philipp Lahm, in the case of the award of the European Championships in 2024, according to Germany head of the organising Committee. The German football Association (DFB) confirmed on Thursday, after the “Kicker” reported the day before. The appeal of the 34-Year-old was scheduled to SID information from long – the last in difficulties German football Association (DFB) would get the longed-for sympathy winner for his leadership.
The future of the organization, the chief also gets a place in the DFB-Executive Committee, first as a co-opted member without voting rights. In the Wake of the resignation of Mesut Özil, the Calls had become more athletic competence getting louder and louder. Lahm was in the summer, when he criticised the Germany coach Joachim Löw for his management style publicly.
EM-award at the end of September
The carriage of the DFB-honor game leader stands or falls with the decision of the Executive Committee of the European football Union (UEFA) on 27. September. The only competitor in the award of the Turkey. Also, because of the confusion surrounding Özil is the decision to charge long politically. Election 18 officials, DFB President Reinhard Grindel and his Turkish counterpart Servet Yardimci are entitled to cast a vote.
Philipp Lahm won the 2014 with the DFB-Team, as the captain of the world Cup in Brazil
The “face” of the German EM-application is Lame since the end of 2017, as he’s been made the Ambassador for the campaign. As head of the tournament organisation, he would now be the first point of contact for UEFA and national head of a team that would be selected after the award, in consultation with the UEFA.
“The tournament in their own country can inspire people”
“At the world Cup in 2006, I know how much a tournament in their own country can inspire people,” wrote the former Bundesliga professional who had led the DFB-Elf in Brazil in 2014 for the world title, on the website “United by football – Unites in the heart of Europe”.
Twelve years ago, was presented to Germany as “guest-friendly, modern country, and a good organizer,” wrote Lahm, the longer is said to have a great career in the football policy: “I am sure that the EM 2024 can be an event that the people in Germany and Europe, brings together. Therefore, I will commit myself fully to ensure that we succeed in doing this again.”
Plans Lahm in the Background, its DFB-official career?
The advertising drum in Europe, the DFB must be allowed to stir for almost six weeks. Yardimci, had brought to the last position and tries to take advantage of özil’s football shirt resignation. “I hope the impact to our favor, because Özil didn’t deserve anything,” he told the magazine Inside World Football.
If the DFB gets the contract, would take place in the 51 matches of the 24 participating teams in Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart. Whether Lame as once Franz Beckenbauer at the world Cup 2006 visited all of the games, is open.
al/mak (dpa,sid)