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Rudi Völler will remain German men’s national teams director until the 20026 World Cup amid big hope that coach Julian Nagelsmann will follow suit. The governing body DFB said on Monday that it has renewed the contract of the popular former national team striker and coach Völler by two years, beyond this year’s European championships which take place in Germany. Völler, 63, took the newly created job after the 2022 World Cup group stage exit, after originally only being part of a DFB task force set up to create change. Völler was instrumental in last autumn’s appointment of former Bayern Munic…

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