The Football Association of Germany (DFB) has said former President Felix Lineman is directly responsible for sending hundreds of people to the Auschwitz death camp where they were killed.
The alliance stated Linneman, who served as president from 1925 to 1945. he was directly involved in the registration of the Roma as head of the Hanover Criminal Police Control Center, which was a preliminary phase of their deportation to Auschwitz.
Monday marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, and the German Football Association is promoting and supporting the Holocaust Remembrance Day.
"This year marks the suffering of more than 20,000 Roma killed in Auschwitz and we feel special responsibility towards that population," said DFB President Fritz Keller.
