Germany: DFB ends contract with Infront, the agency contests the validity of the termination

The Deutscher Fussball Bund has "decided to terminate the existing contracts with the marketing agency Infront," announced the German Football Association on 24/06/2020. Infront and the DFB have been partners for more than 35 years. Infront has been handling the marketing rights of the DFB-Pokal since 2015.

"The DFB, which in May 2019 had received indications of possible damaging activities by Infront against the DFB, has now received the results of an investigation by the Berlin-based consultancy Esecon. This has resulted in various actions over the past few years, which the DFB regards as clear irregularities in connection with the creation and provision of contractual services by Infront and unlawful influence on DFB representatives," said the body.

"Infront contests the validity of this cancellation and insists on the full completion of the current contracts with the DFB. Infront has severe doubts about the methods and motives of the investigative agency Esecon, on whose interim report the DFB is basing this proposed cancellation," responded the marketing agency the same day.

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