FIFA: football funding row spreads to Germany

FRANKFURT: -- Police in Frankfurt have raided the headquarters of the German football association, the DFB.

The operation is connected to allegations of tax evasion linked to the 2006 World Cup.

It has been alleged that a secret 6.7 million euros fund was set up and the money used to pay for votes for Germany to host the competition that year.

Prosecutors are examining a claim that the money was transferred to FIFA.

The association has denied the claims.

The home of DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach has also been searched.

Mr Niersbach denies the allegation.

It is alleged that a 6.7 million euros fund was set up to pay for votes for Germany to host the competition that year.

Prosecutors are examining a claim that the money was transferred to FIFA.

Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer was President of Germany’s 2006 Organising Committee.

The former World-Cup winning player says a mistake was made in the bidding process but denies paying for votes.

FIFA says it will investigate the allegation.

The DFB has denied the claims.


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Where there's large sums of money,fiddles will always exist,but no matter what a high well paid position they have,some people's greed knows no bounds.

VW scandal.

Siemens done for bribery.

Luffthansa blew the whistle on air line price fiddles to avoid prosecution themselves.

Several politicians exposed for plagarism on their PhD thesis.

Now this football investigation.

Germany - hub of dishonesty?

Sharia law will sort it all out!

Edited November 4, 201510 yr by Baerboxer

Blatter should be made to step down -he is like on old Dictator!!!!

Edited November 4, 201510 yr by ronwparker

Of course they paid. That is the way FIFA works, "No Money, No Honey" end of story. Everyone

who has hosted has paid bribes, and so have those who failed to win the bid to host the WC.

They just were not able to bribe enough of the decision makers or they were out bribed.