FIFA crisis: Beckenbauer and Villar investigated

Two new names were thrust into the FIFA spotlight this week after football’s world governing body confirmed Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer and the head of the Spanish FA Angel Maria Villar are subject to investigations by the organization’s ethics committee.

A statement released by FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that proceedings relating to the two officials have already been passed on to the adjudicatory chamber, but insisted all parties are presumed innocent until a verdict has been reached.

FIFA’s statement did not include details of the charges Beckenbauer and Villar Llona face.

Beckenbauer who captained West Germany to World Cup victory in 1974 and then coached the side to the title in Italy 16 years later, was suspended last year for initially refusing to assist the investigation into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Villar has been head of the Spanish FA since 1988 and a FIFA vice-president since ’98.

The investigation into the pair highlights further the struggles at FIFA as it attempts to recover from the worst crisis of its 111-year history.


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Blatter, Platini, Beckenbauer, Villar.

A Swiss, Frenchman, German and Spaniard.

Looks like the net is being cast wider and wider.

The fairy story from Blatter and Platine, "gentleman's agreement", payment made several years later, no contract, never reflected in the accounts as a liability for several years after supposed verbal agreement before payment, lies about why it wasn't paid earlier, Platini withdrawing his presidential challenge to Blatter after payment etc.

There crooks deserve serious jail time. And yet, like some politicians here and elsewhere, they think they can spout any old crap and people will all accept it without question.

Wonder how many more to come?

Oh, not Beckenbauer. Please, not him.

They're all at it, the thieving *******s.