Following World War l, Roland Freisler returned to his native Germany having been a POW in Russia. During that time he had learned Russian while admiring the authoritarian methods of the Communist ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — German soccer federation president Fritz Keller resigned Monday, nearly a month after he compared one of the organization’s vice presidents to a Nazi-era judge. Keller likened ...

History has all but forgotten Nazi Germany’s most feared judge, Roland Freisler, the President of the Volksgericht (People’s Court). Known as the “hanging judge,” Freisler was known for yelling at and ...

BERLIN (AP) — German soccer federation president Fritz Keller says he will not step down from his role after comparing one of his vice presidents to infamous Nazi judge Roland Freisler. Keller said ...

The president of the German football association was under pressure to resign on Tuesday after comparing one of his colleagues with infamous Nazi judge Roland Freisler. Keller has admitted he made a ...

BERLINBERLIN — German soccer federation president Fritz Keller is facing calls to resign after comparing one of his vice presidents to infamous Nazi judge Roland Freisler. The federation said Sunday ...

Embattled German Football Association president Fritz Keller has been ordered to explain to the governing body's disciplinary committee the comparison he made of his own deputy to a notorious Nazi-era ...

German Football Association (DFB) president Fritz Keller apologised on Monday after comparing his deputy to a Nazi judge. Keller said during a meeting last Friday that vice-president of the DFB Rainer ...

The case of Germany's football association boss, Fritz Keller, will be heard at a tribunal after regional associations called for his exit. Keller had ruled out resigning after comparing a colleague ...