Police swoop on ex-FIFA executive in 2006 World Cup probe
Lausanne (AFP) – A Swiss corruption probe into the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany was broadened on Wednesday to include former FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi …
Category: World Cup 2006
Swiss police raid homes in World Cup probe
Geneva (AFP) – Swiss police raided homes last week as part of a broadening probe into corruption allegations over the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany, prosecutors …
Beckenbauer rejects claims he was ‘paid millions’ as World Cup chair
Berlin (AFP) – Lawyers for football legend Franz Beckenbauer on Wednesday rejected claims he was paid millions as chairman of Germany’s World Cup organising committee and sought to hide …
FIFA propose fine in 2006 World Cup bid probe
Zurich (AFP) – FIFA’s ethics committee has recommended former German FA secretary general Helmut Sandrock be fined 50,000 Swiss francs (45,800 euros, $51,700) following an investigation into the awarding …
Beckenbauer investigated over World Cup corruption allegations
Geneva (AFP) – Swiss federal prosecutors on Thursday announced that they had opened criminal proceedings against German legend Franz Beckenbauer amid corruption allegations in the awarding of the 2006 …
Swiss allegations tarnish crown of ‘the Kaiser’
Berlin (AFP) – In football-obsessed Germany, Franz Beckenbauer is referred to as “the Kaiser” — the regal defender who steered his country to World Cup triumphs as both a …
Swiss open criminal proceedings against Beckenbauer over 2006 World Cup
Geneva (AFP) – Swiss federal prosecutors said Thursday they have opened criminal proceedings against German football legend Franz Beckenbauer over allegations of corruption in the awarding of the 2006 …
FIFA bans ex-German football boss Niersbach over World Cup bid
Geneva (AFP) – FIFA’s ethics committee on Monday banned Wolfgang Niersbach, former president of the German Football Association (DFB), for one year over misconduct surrounding the country’s successful 2006 …