ÖFB presidential election: Who will be the new boss in the turret chaos?

ÖFB presidential election: Who will be the new boss in the turret chaos?

Wien, Österreich - The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) is standing ago, while the two explosive topics of the presidential search and the planned structural reform are on the agenda. On March 28, the Presidium will come together in Vienna to discuss potential candidates for the presidential mining and the course of the reform. Interim President Wolfgang Bartosch is optimistic that the structural reform can find a majority, although final decisions can only be taken at the Annual General Meeting on May 18 in Bregenz. This reform could lead to the fact that the powers of the new president will be significantly restricted in the future, but this does not reduce the appraisal of the office, as the discussions of the past few weeks show how oe24.at reported.

Another critical point is the upcoming discussion about the redesign of the third highest league: the ÖFB suggests setting up four regional leader instead of three. However, this encounters resistance, especially from the West. Bartosch has announced that the members present will also debate this topic on March 28, which could become emotional. The existing tensions within the association are only reinforced, since sponsors such as Raiffeisen have raised critical voices from internal turbulence. Bartosch plans to address the concerns of the supporters directly as part of an event to ensure that the financial support remains secured.