German Football Association (DFB) President Bernd Neuendorf (3rd R), Heike Ullrich (2nd R), secretary General of the DFB and Holger Blask (5th R) DFB manager pose on the red carpet with (L-R) former footballers Stefan Reuter, Rudi Voeller, Marco Bode, Juergen Klinsmann, Thomas Berthold, Lothar Matthaeus and Steffen Freund as they arrive for the gala event marking the 125th anniversary of the German Football Association (DFB) in Leipzig, eastern Germany on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Maja Hitij / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAJA HITIJ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)