BERLIN (Reuters) - German FA (DFB) chief Wolfgang Niersbach will run for membership at world soccer governing body FIFA's executive committee next year to replace outgoing European Theo Zwanziger, he said on Friday.
Niersbach, who has been critical of both FIFA's handling of an ethics report on corruption for the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup as well as picking Qatar for 2022, said Germany should keep its voice in the powerful decision-making body.
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