Merz reportedly brings former national team player Nadine Keßler into cabinet as sports minister

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (70, CDU) is reportedly bringing former German women's national team player Nadine Keßler (38) into his government as State Minister for Sports and Voluntary Work, according to Handelsblatt. Keßler, a former FIFA World Player of the Year (2014) and European champion (2013), would succeed Christiane Schenderlein, who is moving to the Federal Ministry of Health. Keßler has worked as UEFA Director for Women's Football since 2017 after ending her playing career early due to knee injuries. The appointment has not yet been officially confirmed by Merz, UEFA, or the federal government, which stated the new appointment will be announced 'promptly and quickly'. Keßler previously declined speculation about succeeding Oliver Bierhoff at the German Football Association in 2023.

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