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Dr. Reinhard Rauball, President of the League Association DFL, and Dr. Theo Zwanziger, President of the German Football Association DFB, met today for a private one-to-one to discuss the current situation after the decision of the DFB board to extend the contract with kit-sponsor adidas until the year 2018. During these talks a number of recent mistunderstandings could be eliminated.

Dr. Rauball said after the meeting: "At no point there have there been considerations from the side of Board of the League Associaton to raise a conflict with the DFB. In fact, the main focus of our considerations presented to the DFB board was on gaining time for the negaotiations with adidas in order to come to new subject terms of contract. After my talks with Mr. Zwanziger I can now see that he could have subjectively interpreted the League´s position differently."

Dr. Zwanziger said after the exchange of ideas: "In the conversation I realised that Mr. Rauball and his colleagues in the Board of the League Association are interested in a common position and have not tried, nor will, to raise a conflict or to develop double strategies. After this conversation there is a common basis for sucessful future work in German football."

Dr. Rauball added: "Incidentally, the League rates the work of Mr. Zwanziger in recent years very positively, which is shown by the fact that we have recommended him to be re-elected as DFB President."