| 1 | FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) " Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, a former FIFA and UEFA official who also served as the president of the German soccer federation, has died. He was 82. |
| 2 | The German federation said Mayer-Vorfelder died in a Stuttgart hospital on Monday. |
| 3 | The DFB gave no cause of death. |
| 4 | Mayer-Vorfelder headed the DFB from 2001-06 and oversaw the organization of the 2006 World Cup in Germany before leaving the organization. |
| 5 | He also served two terms on the FIFA execitive committee and was UEFA vice president from 2007-09. |
| 6 | Mayer-Vorfelder was also president of Bundesliga club Stuttgart from 1975-2000. |
| 7 | Stuttgart won two Bundesliga titles and one German Cup during that time. |
| 8 | Mayer-Vorfelder is survived by his wife Margit and their four children. |