Gilliéron finds Hitzfeld "tricky" at Ringier
In an interview with the NZZ, Peter Gilliéron, president of the Swiss Football Association (SFV), comments for the first time on Ottmar Hitzfeld's role at Ringier.
As recently announced, the publishing house Ringier was able to win national soccer coach Ottmar Hitzfeld as a columnist and representative (Werbewoche.ch reported). The commitment was sharply criticized from various sides, as journalistic impartiality and objectivity seem to be in danger. Now, in a NZZ interview Peter Gilliéron has also spoken out critically for the first time. Although he believes that the story is an important topic, especially for the media, he finds the matter "sensitive. However, Gilliéron firmly rejects the accusation that Hitzfeld, with Ringier behind him, can now do whatever he wants, saying that the national coach would never take advantage of the situation and that the SFV is not "eating" Hitzfeld out of his hand anyway.
