Overview
- The German Football Association formally appointed the 77-year-old MSV Duisburg legend as DFB Ehrenspielführer at its Bundestag in Frankfurt, with Jürgen Klinsmann calling the recognition "long, long overdue."
- Dietz becomes the seventh holder of the honorary title and the first to hail from the Ruhr region.
- Duisburg fulfilled Mayor Sören Link’s pledge by installing five town-entry signs reading "Dietzburg" around the Schauinsland-Arena, and he presented one to Dietz during a halftime ceremony.
- Dietz attended MSV’s home match against SV Waldhof Mannheim, where the Zebras won 2:1 before 22,241 fans to end a five-game winless run and confirm top spot in the 3. Liga.
- The former West Germany captain debuted in 1974, earned 53 caps through 1981, led the 1980 European champions, and declared, "MSV is my life."