Hansi Flick staying as Germany coach despite World Cup flop
A person enters the headquarters of the German Football Association (DFB) in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. German soccer faces a day of destiny amid questions over the futures of both national team coach Hansi Flick and league chief executive Donata Hopfen. The German soccer federation is meeting Wednesday to discuss the fallout from Germany’s early World Cup exit. (Andreas Arnold/dpa via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andreas Arnold]
BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation is maintaining its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach despite the team’s disappointing World Cup performance. Federation president Bernd Neuendorf says the body has “full confidence” in Flick to lead the team through the 2024 European Championship. Germany is scheduled to host the tournament. Separately German soccer league chief executive Donata Hopfen will leave her position at the end of the month after reaching a mutual agreement to cut short her three-year contract because of what the league said was “differing ideas about the further strategic direction of the company.”
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Germany's head coach Hansi Flick reacts during the World Cup group E soccer match between Costa Rica and Germany at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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