Berlin: Germany coach Joachim Loew has declared peace with the German FA (DBF) after the two sides came close to falling out over the extension of his contract after this year's World Cup.
"We want to get this misunderstanding out of the way," Loew told a news conference on Tuesday alongside FA president Theo Zwanziger and national team manager Oliver Bierhoff.
"We are united in that our common interest in the next few weeks is the World Cup, where we have an unbelievably big responsibility."
Zwanziger said in December that Loew had verbally agreed terms to extend his contract for two years after the World Cup in South Africa in June, something Loew denied last week.
Last Thursday, Zwanziger said the two sides had been unable to agree on some aspects of the contract and negotiations had been set aside while the team prepared for the World Cup.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 00:03