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“Heads are rolling in Germany” – that’s what the international press writes about the Bierhoff exit
Leaves the German Football Association: Oliver Bierhoff
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Oliver Bierhoff’s exit from the DFB is also making waves abroad. International media see his departure as a logical development.
Four days after the national soccer team was eliminated from the preliminary round at the World Cup in Qatar, Oliver Bierhoff took the consequences and left the German Soccer Association. The international media write:
Spain
“AS”: “Heads are rolling in Germany. Manager Oliver Bierhoff announced his resignation just four days after losing the World Cup in the preliminary round. It didn’t take long for the World Cup debacle to have consequences for the management team.”
“Marca”: “The first head rolls in Germany: Bierhoff leaves the DFB. Germany is getting a new face after the dramatic World Cup defeat. The legendary Oliver Bierhoff, director of the national teams and the academy, has terminated his contract with immediate effect.”
“Mundo Deportivo”: “The second German World Cup fiasco in a row claims the first victim. It is Oliver Bierhoff who resigns as manager.”
Great Britain
“The Sun”: “Germany’s legend Oliver Bierhoff is the first victim after his nation’s embarrassing elimination from the World Cup.”
“DailyMirror”: “The German association throws Bierhoff out after a disastrous World Cup. The DFB-Elf experienced a shocking World Cup. More changes are coming.”
France
“L’Equipe”: “After Germany was eliminated from the group stage of a World Cup for the second time in a row, the revolution is now beginning. The general director of the association, Oliver Bierhoff, is resigning from his post.”
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Italy
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Chaos in Germany, Bierhoff resigns. Oliver Bierhoff is leaving the German national team and giving up all his posts with the association. It is the consequence of Germany’s elimination from the World Cup for the second time in a row in the group stage.”