Report doesn't exclude vote-buying in 2006 German WCup bid
A report by a law firm into the 2006 World Cup corruption allegations says there is no evidence of vote-buying on the part of German bidders. However, the report says vote-buying can't be ruled out....
View ArticleVote-buying not ruled out in Germany's 2006 World Cup bid, says law firm
A review of corruption allegations surrounding the 2006 World Cup has found no conclusive evidence of vote-buying by German bidders - but the report left open the possibility that bribery did take...
View ArticleWorld Cup: 'No evidence of vote-rigging in award of 2006 tournament'
Share this page Share this with Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35729103 Read more about sharing. No evidence of vote-rigging has been found in the award of the 2006 World Cup, says...
View ArticleReport finds no proof of 2006 World Cup vote buying
An independent report has found no evidence of corruption in Germany’s 2006 World Cup bidding process. (Source: AP) No evidence of vote-rigging in the awarding of the 2006 soccer World Cup to Germany...
View ArticleNo proof of 2006 World Cup vote buying: German FA-commissioned report
FRANKFURT: No evidence of vote-rigging in the awarding of the 2006 soccer World Cup to Germany has been found, although it cannot be ruled out completely, a law firm said on Friday in a report...
View ArticleReport into 2006 World Cup unable to rule out possibility of vote rigging
• But law firm commissioned by DFB has ‘no proof of vote buying’...
View ArticleBeckenbauer says unaware of money to Qatari firm
BERLIN: Former organising chief Franz Beckenbauer denied any wrongdoing on Saturday in an affair involving the 2006 World Cup in Germany and said he knew nothing of a multi-million payment to a...
View ArticleGermany World Cup 2006: Bribery allegations being 'monitored'
German prosecutors say they are "monitoring" claims of bribery relating to the country's successful bid to host the 2006 World Cup. Der Spiegel alleges the bid committee of the German Football...
View ArticleSlush fund allegedly used to buy votes for Germany's 2006 World Cup: Report
BERLIN - German football was thrown into turmoil on Friday when magazine Der Spiegel said the country's football officials had used a slush fund to win votes and land the 2006 World Cup. The magazine...
View ArticleFormer DFB president claims slush fund helped Germany win 2006 World Cup
• Theo Zwanziger accuses successor of lying after denying knowledge of money...
View ArticleLaw firm probe into 2006 World Cup to be released Friday
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) A highly anticipated independent report to be released Friday could throw light into corruption allegations against Germany's 2006 World Cup organizers and the fate of a...
View ArticleFootball: FIFA seeks two-year ban for Niersbach over Germany's 2006 bid
Zurich, May 20, 2016 (AFP) - FIFA's ethics committee on Friday recommended a two-year ban from all football activities for Wolfgang Niersbach, former president of the German Football Association (DFB),...
View ArticleSwiss prosecutors are stepping up their probe into FIFA corruption...
FILE - In this June 29, 2006 file photo Franz Beckenbauer, then President of the German Organization Committee of the soccer World Cup briefs the media during a news conference at the Olympic Stadium...
View ArticleFranz Beckenbauer investigated over 2006 World Cup bid
Franz Beckenbauer is facing a Swiss criminal investigation on suspicion of financial corruption together with three fellow key movers behind Germany’s successful bid to host the 2006 World Cup. The...
View ArticleReport unable to prove vote-buying in 2006 World Cup bid
Investigators cannot prove bribes were paid to bring the World Cup to Germany although they added it can not be ruled out either. A report into allegations of bribery surrounding voting for the 2006...
View ArticleFIFA investigating whether Germany bribed its way to 2006 World Cup bid
Robert Louis-Dreyfus Fabian Matzerath / EPA Former Adidas boss Robert Louis-Dreyfus and his alleged slush fund for Germany's 2006 World Cup bid are part of the focus of the latest FIFA investigation....
View ArticleFIFA bans council member Niersbach in World Cup bids probe
FIFA council member Wolfgang Niersbach, a member of FIFA's ruling council, was banned from soccer for one year on Monday in the first sanction from the investigation into Germany's 2006 World Cup bid....
View ArticleGerman FA leaves too many questions unanswered over 2006 World Cup bid
The German FA’s president, Wolfgang Niersbach, has said that no votes were bought for the 2006 World Cup, but only time will tell whether he will emerge unscathed from this affair...
View Article5 years later, FIFA still reeling from World Cup votes
ZURICH (AP) The date Dec. 2, 2010, will forever mark a turning point in the scandalous story of FIFA. Five years ago, a widely discredited FIFA executive committee chose Russia to host the 2018 World...
View ArticleFIFA probes claim Germany bought votes for 2006 World Cup (PFA - Professional...
(Source: PFA - Professional Footballers' Association) FIFA is to investigate 'very serious'' allegations that Germany used a secret slush fund for bribes to buy votes for the 2006 World Cup. German...
View ArticleBeckenbauer added to FIFA investigation list
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- FIFA lifted a new corner of its veil of secrecy yesterday by revealing that German football great Franz Beckenbauer and world body vice-president Maria Villar Llona have...
View ArticleFIFA judges want 2-year ban for Niersbach in 2006 bid case
Just 10 days after the rebranded FIFA Council met for the first time, one of its members faces being banned from soccer in fallout from World Cup corruption allegations. FIFA ethics prosecutors on...
View ArticleFIFA scandal: Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty in New York
New York (CNN)Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty Saturday to federal racketeering and bribery charges in connection with a massive corruption scandal. Webb, onetime head of...
View ArticleChuck Blazer: FIFA hands American life ban
(CNN)Chuck Blazer, the corrupt former U.S. soccer official turned FIFA whistleblower, has been banned from all football-related activities for life by the Ethics Committee of world soccer's governing...
View ArticleSepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize for FIFA work, Russia's Vladimir Putin says
(CNN)Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter deserves a Noble Prize for his work leading world soccer's governing body, according to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Russia's President made the comments in...
View ArticleFIFA reforms: What happens next?
(CNN)Monday signals not only the real start of the race for the FIFA presidency, but also a significant day for the man in charge of reforming world football's governing body. The Emergency Executive...
View ArticleSepp Blatter: 'I've done nothing illegal,' says FIFA president
(CNN)Sepp Blatter is going nowhere. The embattled FIFA president has insisted he has done nothing wrong after the Swiss attorney general opened an investigation targeting the 70-year-old, who has been...
View ArticleFIFA investigates new World Cup vote bribery allegations
BERNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The corruption scandal sweeping world soccer engulfed Germany as FIFA said Friday that it would investigate "very serious allegations" that voters were bribed to win the 2006...
View ArticleFIFA investigates Germany World Cup vote bribery allegations
BERNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The corruption scandal sweeping world soccer engulfed Germany as FIFA said Friday that it would investigate "very serious allegations" that voters were bribed to win the 2006...
View ArticleChung Mong-Joon: FIFA hopeful says rival Platini should not win presidency
(CNN)Michel Platini may be the frontrunner to become FIFA's next president, but his latest rival says the Frenchman cannot expect an easy ride at February's elections according to his latest rival....
View ArticleFIFA to elect new president in February
(CNN)A new FIFA president will be elected on February 26, 2016, football's world governing body has announced. An Emergency Executive Committee meeting in Zurich has determined that will be the date...
View ArticleFIFA presidential race: Gianni Infantino denies being Michel Platini's 'puppet'
(CNN)He has been accused of being the "puppet" of disgraced UEFA boss Michel Platini, but FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino insists he is his own man. The Swiss-Italian worked under Platini...
View ArticleSwiss: FIFA official is extradited to the U.S.
(CNN)A FIFA official being held in Switzerland as part of a corruption scandal has been extradited to the United States, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice said Thursday. Earlier this month, U.S....
View ArticleJack Warner: Disgraced former official banned for life by FIFA
(CNN)Disgraced former FIFA official Jack Warner has been banned from football for life by world soccer's governing body. Follow @cnnsport The former FIFA vice-president quit football four years ago...
View ArticleSwiss prosecutors step up 2006 World Cup probe in FIFA case
ZURICH — Soccer great Franz Beckenbauer is a criminal suspect in a World Cup fraud case. Beckenbauer’s home in Austria was raided for evidence on Thursday on behalf of Swiss federal prosecutors...
View ArticleSwiss open 2006 World Cup criminal case against Beckenbauer
ZURICH:�Soccer�great Franz Beckenbauer is a criminal suspect in a World Cup fraud case. Beckenbauer’s home in Austria was raided for evidence on Thursday on behalf of Swiss federal prosecutors...
View ArticleMore questions are raised about Beckenbauer's role
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- From his days as the backbone of the defense to his days roaming the sidelines, Franz Beckenbauer has been synonymous with the best of German soccer. "Der Kaiser" won the...
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