Scandal WM-award 2006 – What is known about the bribery allegations – Süddeutsche.de

How brazenly to Beckenbauer have proceeded to allow the summer fairy tale in 2006? What role did Niersbach? An overview.

• What are the new allegations during the World Cup award in 2006?

The news magazine Mirror has revealed that the World Cup award was bought supposedly 2006 Germany. The German bid committee to Head Franz Beckenbauer said to have has a slush fund: The former Adidas chief Robert Louis-Dreyfus said to have provided prior to the award of 10.3 million Swiss francs, the equivalent of about 6.7 million euros. The bid committee had then perhaps trying specifically to the bribery of the four Asian representatives in voting the FIFA Executive Committee.

• What people are now in focus?

Chief of the German bidding committee at that time was Franz Beckenbauer, he should, according to Mirror along with Fedor Radmann, also on the committee, the puppet masters of bribery have been. Wolfgang Niersbach Also, the present DFB president was apparently involved, Günther Netzer then acted as World Cup ambassador. Niersbach should have known of the events since 2005 at the latest according to the magazine. He was most recently arrived as a possible successor to Sepp Blatter as Fifa president this week – this is likely to have now done

At the purchased voices should it have to the vote of Mohamed Hammam (Qatar), Worawi. Makudi (Thailand), Chung Mong Joon (South Korea) and Abdullah al-Dabal (Saudi Arabia) act. Even Joseph Mifsud (Malta), who was considered shaky at the vote, could according to the Mirror -Recherchen have been persuaded by money payments.

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• How did the 2000 election in Zurich?

On 6 July 2000 was elected the host of the 2006 World Cup in Zurich. England, Morocco, Germany and South Africa stood to the selection. 24 men of the executive committee at that time were eligible to vote, in addition to the Swiss chairman Sepp Blatter another eight Europeans, four Africans, four Asian, three members from North and Central America, three South Americans, and one member from Oceania.

England and Morocco Eliminated from the first two rounds, the decision was between South Africa and Germany. Everything seemed to come down to a stalemate, as chairman Sepp Blatter would have had double-voting rights and he was considered a supporter of South Africa. But in the final vote of the New Zealander Charles Dempsey suddenly left the room – Germany was awarded the contract. With 12:11 votes.

award the 2006 World Cup So the bribe ploy to have run

A grand gala was announced , but they did not take place. 6.7 million euros flowed yet. In the center of the WM affair stands DFB boss Niersbach.

• How do the trick who works with the slush fund?

Beckenbauer and Radmann wanted to make sure that Germany gets the World Cup Award. Months before the award, the situation was difficult, except for the Europeans in the Executive Committee seemed no other nations to support Germany. Was considered favorite South Africa. Beckenbauer and Radmann are apparently flown before the election in June 2000 to all votes from members of the FIFA Executive Committee in order to convince them of Germany as the best World Cup host.

But most important was the support of the then Adidas- Chefs Robert Louis-Dreyfus. Both Beckenbauer and Radmann had contracts with Adidas. In spring 2000, Dreyfus said to have borrowed those 10.3 million Swiss francs.

Just before World Cup start to Dreyfus who then recovered the money. The organizing committee had a problem; because the money was never showed up in household books. So they had obviously a trick: One day before the opening match of the World Cup a gala at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium to be held, Anglo wobbles by FIFA. The organizing committee decided to pay 6.7 million euros to FIFA for that show. This, however, was canceled later, officially in order to spare the lawn. Dreyfus said to have later get transferred from a special Fifa account the millions, which is not identical with the house account of Fifa. Thus, the Germans would have an ally in the Fifa have had.