Overview
- SV Darmstadt 98 announced a long-term contract extension for Paul Fernie and promoted him from sporting director to managing director of sport.
- The club did not disclose the contract length, while Frankfurter Rundschau reported it runs into the 2030s, a detail the club has not confirmed.
- Fernie becomes part of a four-person executive team with Michael Weilguny, Martin Kowalewski and Tom Eilers, placing him in the core leadership that sets sporting policy.
- Club president Markus Pfitzner credited Fernie with professionalizing the football department and helping the team settle back into the 2. Bundesliga after relegation.
- Reports in local media said the extension also helps ward off outside interest from England and builds on Fernie’s strong working relationship with coach Florian Kohfeldt.