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Fritz Keller and Friedrich Curtius want to make one last "attempt together"
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President Fritz Keller and General Secretary Friedrich Curtius remain in office with the German Football Association (DFB) despite their ongoing dispute.
After an extraordinary meeting of the presidium, the duo stated, according to a statement from the association, that they would "immediately undertake a final joint attempt" to "discuss and define rules and roles for future joint professional cooperation".
The decision was made "in the interests of the German Football Association, its member associations and its employees".
The meeting had been awaited with great anticipation, because of the power struggle between Keller and Curtius, personal consequences appeared possible.
The planned procedure, which Keller and Curtius had announced after the meeting of several hours on Friday, was "expressly and unanimously supported by all members of the Presidium."
The duo had already emphasized in October that they wanted to work through the differences step by step.
Since then, the conflict between the 63-year-old President and the 44-year-old Secretary General had intensified.
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