A German court has fined the country’s football association over a scandal connected to the hosting of the 2006 World Cup. The trial had been going on for more than a decade.SportsGermany
German football bosses fined over 2006 World Cup scandal
A German court has fined the country’s football association over a scandal connected to the hosting of the 2006 World Cup. The trial had been going on for more than a decade.
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In Germany, the 2006 World Cup has become known as the “summer fairy tale”Image:
Frankfurt’s Regional Court ruled on Wednesday that the German Football Association (DFB) must pay a fine of €130,000 ($151,000) for the misconduct of its former top officials.
The public prosecutor’s office had accused the DFB of evading around €2.7 million in taxes and demanded that the FA pay a fine of €270,000. The defense rejected the charge of intentional tax evasion and called for an acquittal.
Of the three defendants initially named, none remained in the dock at the conclusion of the 33-day trial. The proceedings against two former DFB presidents, Theo Zwanziger and Wolfgang Niersbach, as well as the vice president of the organizing committee for the 2006 World Cup, Horst R. Schmidt, had earlier been dropped in return court has fined the country’s football association over a scandal connected to the hosting of the 2006 World Cup. The trial had been going on for more than a decade.
FIFA World Cup 2006 logo
In Germany, the 2006 World Cup has become known as the “summer fairy tale”
Frankfurt’s Regional Court ruled on Wednesday that the German Football Association (DFB) must pay a fine of €130,000 ($151,000) for the misconduct of its former top officials.
The public prosecutor’s office had accused the DFB of evading around €2.7 million in taxes and demanded that the FA pay a fine of €270,000. The defense rejected the charge of intentional tax evasion and called for an acquittal.
Of the three defendants initially named, none remained in the dock at the conclusion of the 33-day trial. The proceedings against two former DFB presidents, Theo Zwanziger and Wolfgang Niersbach, as well as the vice president of the organizing committee for the 2006 World Cup, Horst R. Schmidt, had earlier been dropped in return for the payment of fines. Zwanziger paid €10,000, Niersbach €25,000, and Schmidt €65,000.
