Bayern Munich name Karl Hopfner as new club president

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have elected Karl Hopfner to replace Uli Hoeness as the club's new president.

Hopfner was elected to the position with a majority vote of 99.6% at a general meeting in Munich on Friday night, with the 61-year-old moving from his previous position of vice president at the club.

Hoeness resigned in March after he was sentenced to three-and-a-half years' imprisonment due to tax evasion.

Munich were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid at the semi-final stage earlier this week.