The president of the German Football Association (DFB), Fritz Keller, said today that he will not resign after he compared one of his vice-presidents to Nazi judge Roland Freizler.
Keller said he made a big mistake when he insulted Vice President Rainer Koch at the Federation's meeting on Friday.
"I assumed that the apology I gave him in writing and over the phone would be immediately accepted. This assumption was wrong based on his written response yesterday," Keller said.
Despite the criticism, Keller told the DPA agency: "I do not intend to resign."
As a participant in the Wannsee Conference in 1942, Freisler was one of those responsible for the organization of the Holocaust. He was also the president of the People's Court, where he handed down around 2.600 death sentences to opponents of the Nazi regime.
Keller came to the head of the alliance in 2019, when he succeeded Reinhard Grindel, who left that position due to corruption.
His mandate has recently been marked by conflicts in the alliance. Germany should host the European Championship in 2024.
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