webfact Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 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 BeckenbauerFranz 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. -- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phitsanulokjohn Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) 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, 2015 by Baerboxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronwparker Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) Blatter should be made to step down -he is like on old Dictator!!!! Edited November 4, 2015 by ronwparker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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