In the Ethics Committee Focus: Fifa determined again to Franz Beckenbauer – Tagesspiegel

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The ethics committee of world governing body FIFA is determined to continue to Franz Beckenbauer. It is, however, not to the award of the 2006 World Cup

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The Ethics Commission of the Fifa took his time. Actually, the Panel announced the long-awaited Communication on the internal investigation 14 clock, but only At 1606 clock they sent the email. And the usual suspects in recent weeks also appeared on it: Joseph Blatter, Michel Platini – and a new name: that of a German.

The release was an overview of the internal legal procedures, which currently determines the panel. This goes back to a decision of the Executive Committee. In the emergency meeting on Tuesday of Fifa interim president Issa Hayatou and the other members of the Executive Committee had lifted a secrecy clause for the Ethics Committee. Now the chairman of the Ethics Committee, the Swiss Cornel Borbely, and the chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, can also inform about ongoing procedures

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Before the message was published, all those concerned have been informed. However, already was on Wednesday morning announced that the most prominent German football functionary is also on this list: Franz Beckenbauer. His house and Hofblatt – the Bild newspaper – had reported the 70-year-old stand still in the Ethics Committee focus. However, it does not involves the allegations surrounding the awarding of the home World Cup in 2006, but a read, for Beckenbauer had already been banned by FIFA.

In June 2014 was against him from the Fifa a 90-day lock been pronounced because he had a list of questions for the World Cup award at Qatar 2022 not answered. Beckenbauer could not travel to the World Cup in Brazil it. His offense, he founded at that time so, the questionnaire was written in English, so he could not fill it. Later Beckenbauer made up for it – and so does the lock was placed. The Bild newspaper reported now, Beckenbauer’s answers would have the Ethics Committee not probably have been enough, and even raised new questions. This also included his role as ambassador of “Russian Gas Society”, which also includes Fifa sponsor Gazprom counts. This investigation by the ethics committee has now been completed and have been forwarded to the adjudicatory chamber. According to “image” is now even expect a new barrier against Beckenbauer.

against Blatter and Uefa chief Platini is determined

But the most famous German soccer is not the only well-known name on the list of Borbely and Eckert. The Ethics Committee confirmed that is still under investigation Blatter and Uefa chief Platini. It is all about the two-million-franc payment of Fifa to the French in February 2011.

Even against Angel Maria Villar Llona is determined, the Spaniard is vice-president of FIFA and UEFA. To him also entwine rumors about corruption, it was proved never something. One thing is certain: the 65-year-old is an absolute opponent of reform. In addition, he has his son, Gorka Villar, raised in a highly doped football office. Gorka Villar is general secretary of the South American Football Federation. But against him determined the police of Uruguay, because he is supposed to have some Uruguayan clubs threatened exclusion from the South American club competitions because of complaints to higher TV-funds. That Gorka Villar also sits in the new reform committee of Fifa, only seems like a very bad joke in this context.

However, there are at the FIFA still people who think about serious reforms. Chief Overseer Domenico Scala has called for a rotating presidency in soccer’s world governing body, according to a model of the European Union. Each of the six confederations could successively nominate a president every four years, the Italo-Swiss said in an interview with the “Financial Times”. “That would reduce the power of a single president,” Scala emphasized his idea. “Any system that reduces the power of individuals and establishes checks, reduces the risk of abuse. It would help to eliminate the network of old boys. “The newly created Reform Committee (with Member Gorka Villar) had only proposed to limit the term of office of FIFA President to twelve years.

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Scala had last some proposals for reforming the Fifa presented. Whether he however finds thus heard by the officials of the Football World Association, is more than questionable. So far Scala for Blatter and Co. only one type fig leaf-guard, without a strong position and voice within Fifa. If his proposals are not taken up by members of the Executive Committee, they have to be enforced no chance.