Ralf Rangnick: German Football Ambassador 2024! An urgent appeal!

Ralf Rangnick: German Football Ambassador 2024! An urgent appeal!

At the ISPO sports event in Munich, Ralf Rangnick, the Austrian football team boss, was honored with the title “German Football Ambassador 2024”. The prize is awarded annually to coaches and players who promote the positive image of German football abroad. At the award ceremony, Rangnick appealed to the importance of the social commitment of professional athletes. He expressed that athletes today should no longer separate politics and sport because the world's challenges are too great for that. “Everyone has a feeling for what is correct and what is not correct,” emphasized the 66-year-old during his acceptance speech. This award comes at a time when Rangnick and his former colleague Oliver Mintzlaff, the former CEO of RB Leipzig, have decided to reconcile. Mintzlaff explained in an interview with the Leipziger Volkszeitung that it was important to resolve their differences.

Reparations in Leipzig

After a period of radio silence, Rangnick and Mintzlaff met to reflect on their previous collaboration and dare to start anew. “We left the meeting with the shared decision to only look forward,” confirmed Rangnick. Mintzlaff, who will join the management of Red Bull GmbH on November 15th, sees the past as “eventful and moving times”. During their career together at RB Leipzig, they went through many ups and downs, which makes their conversation all the more valuable. Mintzlaff and Rangnick now recognize the need to look to the future as a team, while at the same time Rangnick is preparing for the upcoming games, possibly against Bayern Munich or Manchester City, to say a fitting farewell to Leipzig, as also reported by crown and tz is held.