FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Reinhard Grindel was elected president of the German football federation on Friday, tasked with restoring credibility in the wake of a scandal resulting from dubious payments before the 2006 World Cup.
Grindel was the only candidate and received the support of 250 delegates, while four votes against him. He replaces Wolfgang Niersbach, who resigned in November as the scandal began unfolding.
Niersbach attended the assembly and was greeted by a long round of applause.
Grindel, a conservative politician, was the federation's treasurer.
The influential federation was deeply shaken by the scandal surrounding the 2006 World Cup in Germany.