German FA president faces calls to resign after Nazi remark
Fritz keller - File photo
GermanFootball Association (DFB)presidentFritz Keller faced calls toresignon Sundayafterhe sparked outrage by comparing his deputy to aNazijudge.
Presidents of the DFB's regional associations, which run Germany's semi-professional and amateur leagues, announcedafterweekend crisis talks that Keller had lost a vote of confidence and has been "asked to step down from his position".
DFB general secretary Friedrich Curtius was likewise asked to vacate his roleafterlosing a confidence vote.
The turmoil comesafterKeller in a recent meeting likened DFBvice-presidentRainer Koch to Roland Freisler, the infamous head of theNaziparty's court in the 1940s.
Freisler was also a participant at 1942's Wannsee Conference, where it was decided that 11 million Jews should be sent to death camps.
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Theremarktriggered a storm of criticism and Keller has since apologised to Koch, acknowledging that his words were "totally inappropriate, notably towards the victims of Nazism".
However, Keller ruled out stepping down over the incident.
Koch has not said that he has accepted the apology.
In a statement, the leaders of the DFB's five regional and 21 state associations called Keller'sNazireference "completely unacceptable" and said they condemned it "in the strongest possible terms".
"Thepresident's comments are incompatible with the principles and values of the associations," they added.
According to the statement, Keller and Curtius have asked for time to consider the resignation requests.