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Reinhard Grindel re-elected as German Football Association president

Reinhard Grindel has been unanimously re-elected as the president of the German Football Association at a board meeting on Friday.

Grindel, who was elected as successor to Wolfgang Niersbach at an Emergency General Meeting in April, earned all of the 258 votes of the members in Erfurt.

"I see this clear vote from the delegates as confirmation of the work we have been doing,'' said Grindel, 55.

"We have rebuilt the DFB in recent months and established the new measure for more transparency and integrity, as we had announced.

"We have kept our word and enforced the relative consequences from the World Cup affair. We will now continue along this path, united with amateur and professional football.''

Grindel announced that one of his objectives is to "put every effort unto ensuring Germany earns the right to stage Euro 2024,'' while he also intends to push through a new masterplan for amateur football.

Grindel's nomination in April was lobbied by representatives of amateur football, while his re-election confirms he has now also convinced professional clubs, including the German Football League (DFL), of his credentials.

"We are prepared to face the future challenges together with Reinhard Grindel,'' said Dr Reinhard Rauball, the president of the DFL.

"He has proven in recent months that he is able to fill this demanding role while respecting the interest of the whole of German football.''

Niersbach was handed a one-year ban from all football-related activities by FIFA's ethics committee in July.

The 65-year-old spent over three years as head of the German FA (DFB) before stepping down after reports surfaced around alleged bribery taking place for the award of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.