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- DFB rejects plea to make stand against US president
- ?Our goal is to strengthen this force ? not to prevent it?
Germany?s football federation, the DFB, has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls to send a message to Donald Trump. ?We believe in the unifying power of sport and the global impact that a Fifa World Cup can have,? the DFB said. ?Our goal is to strengthen this positive force ? not to prevent it.?
The federation said its executive committee met and discussed the option of a boycott of this summer?s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, a consideration first proposed last week by the DFB vice-president, Oke G?ttlich.
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