Overview
- Multiple Austrian outlets report that ÖFB sport director Peter Schöttel is likely to be removed with a supervisory-board meeting expected to decide his fate.
- Coverage attributes the move principally to a strained, reportedly damaged relationship between Schöttel and national coach Ralf Rangnick that has sidelined Schöttel on key matters.
- Schöttel has led the ÖFB for nine years, overseeing Austria’s qualifications for EURO 2021 and EURO 2024 and the return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence.
- Sebastian Prödl is being circulated in reports as a possible successor because of his strong work in the federation’s youth setup and a reportedly positive relationship with Rangnick.
- If Schöttel leaves, the federation will face an immediate need to realign sporting leadership and decision-making, so the next steps to watch are an official ÖFB confirmation and who the supervisory board proposes as sport director.