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Hoffenheim Removes Managing Directors Markus Schütz and Frank Briel With Immediate Effect

The shake-up follows a protracted dispute over the club’s handling of agent Roger Wittmann.

Overview

  • After "intensive talks," the club said the exits were by mutual consent, with operations now in the hands of sporting director Andreas Schicker and marketing chief Tim Jost.
  • Multiple outlets report the removals stem from the disputed house and stadium ban on agent Roger Wittmann.
  • A court granted Wittmann an interim injunction against the ban, and he later appeared at Hoffenheim's stadium alongside Dietmar Hopp.
  • Hopp voiced confidence in the reconfigured leadership, while the parent club retains 51% voting control to Hopp's 49%.
  • Schicker’s long-term role remains unresolved, with media reporting interest from RB Salzburg and figures around Jürgen Klopp.