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DFB-Pokal final to remain at 'Germany's Wembley' in Berlin rather than head to China

The president of the German Football Federation Reinhard Grindel has confirmed that the showpiece event will be staying in the country's capital

Berlin's Olympic Stadium will remain the regular venue for the DFB-Pokal final despite suggestions the match could be moved abroad, the German Football Federation (DFB) has announced.

Adidas chief executive Kasper Rorsted said in a newspaper interview that the showpiece should be taken to cities such as Shanghai in China to maximise money and capitalise on growing Asian interest in the Bundesliga.

Rorsted told Suddeutsche Zeitung: "Why not play a future cup final in Shanghai rather than Berlin?