The headquarters of the German Football Association have reportedly been raided by police over allegations of tax evasion linked to the 2006 World Cup.
A prosecutor’s statement says that an investigation has been opened and German newspaper Bild has reported that Frankfurt police made raids this morning as part of the probe into the bidding process for the 2006 event hosted in Germany.
The report also says that the homes of DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach and his predecessor Theo Zwanzinger are being searched.
The headquarters of the German Football Association have reportedly been raided by police over allegations of tax evasion linked to the 2006 World Cup.
A prosecutor’s statement says that an investigation has been opened and German newspaper Bild has reported that Frankfurt police made raids this morning as part of the probe into the bidding process for the 2006 event hosted in Germany.
The report also says that the homes of DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach and his predecessor Theo Zwanzinger are being searched.
There were reports that a secret fund of €6.7m was set up to secure votes for Germany, but the DFB denied the allegations last month.
“Prosecutors in Frankfurt have opened investigations on suspicion of serious tax evasion linked to the awarding of the football championship in 2006 and the transfer of €6.7m of the organising committee for the German Football Association (DFB) to the Fifa football association,” read the statement.