
Former German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach will remain a member of the FIFA executive committee following his exit from the German soccer organization amid a scandal over the 2006 World Cup, a FIFA spokesman said on Tuesday. "We can confirm that Mr Niersbach has informed FIFA that he will remain in his functions as a member of the FIFA executive committee," the spokesman said. Niersbach resigned from the German FA on Monday, buckling under mounting pressure.
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