Matthäus received criticism for meeting with Vladimir Putin .
However , Lothar Matthäus was criticized for for his met with Vladimir Putin. < ref >   later detailed the core issue stemmed from his interactions with Reinhard Grindel , the President of the DFB , accusing him of displaying both racism and disrespect on multiple occasions , while also noting similar incidents with other high-profile German nationals , namely Bernd Holzhauer and Werner Steer .
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