Statement by Wolfgang Niersbach – “It’s certainly been my failure” – Süddeutsche.de

Only in one point, he admits a mistake: What DFB president Niersbach says on the allegations.

Wofgang Niesbach manifests itself for the first time in detail

DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach has first expressed in detail to a million payment in advance of the 2006 World Cup. His explanation in the text:

“I want to take the opportunity on this day, in all openness and honesty things represent so, as I have in mind and partly also know only recently that the very important core message. is the one that I underlined already last weekend: It’s 2006 all received at the World Cup award fishy There has been no slush funds, there has been no vote buying, we have the award on 6 July 2000 with 12.. :.. 11 votes won It was a secret ballot who ultimately voted for us, we do not know But I stress, even after consultation with all stakeholders I was personally involved in this application period, which went a long distance So… the assertion that we would get on unfair, misconduct way the World Cup, this wonderful 2006 World Cup, the true definitely not.

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Why has paid the DFB money to the Fifa

Now comes the second part, which I in this story, as it presents itself, and only recently know, even still not complete. After winning the bid in July 2000, in any event, began the negotiations with FIFA over an organization grant. The Organizing Committee had three revenue streams, denominated as: ticketing, ie the ticketing revenue of the 64 games, the second was the acquisition of national sponsors, a maximum of six was because the number. And then there was always the question mark of an organization grant. We knew that Japan and South Korea had previously received 100 million dollars from FIFA for example, four years, although that had not been fixed by contract in the application phase. So it was, since I was not involved, more or less fruitless months negotiating with FIFA. And in January 2002, Secretary General and Vice-Horst R. Schmidt OK Franz Beckenbauer then asked to go to Zurich for another meeting. This meeting was then so that there was a four-on-one meeting between the FIFA President and Franz Beckenbauer, and in the course of this two-person conversation, the FIFA President has a grant of 250 million Swiss francs, the equivalent of 170 million euros , given the prospect, but it tied the set, which is to be clarified with the Finance Committee of Fifa.

Why initially wanted to pay Franz Beckenbauer

Then discussions with the Finance Committee have been held. Who has done, I do not know to this day. Anyway, then dipped to the demand, which was okay with the 250 million Swiss francs. But in return, would have ten million Swiss francs be transferred to the Finance Committee. Franz Beckenbauer was then ready to actually represent these tens of millions of his personal fortune. He has deliberately so spontaneously by itself, because he realized that was totally on solid ground with this grant, the total financing of the 2006 World Cup. This in turn has seen his former manager Robert Schwan, and told him to stay out of this matter. And Robert Swan has then linked to connect to Robert Louis-Dreyfuss and Dreyfuss has then given a commitment towards Robert Swan to transfer these ten million to the finance committee of Fifa. Where there exactly, also beyond my and our knowledge.

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represented the whole financial structure in press releases

From this operation from January 2002 I personally knew nothing, but I have instead relatively quickly shown the whole financial structure also in press releases, namely the shape of that there was this grant of marketing and hospitality revenue. There’s also a clean contract has been concluded over it between FIFA and the OC with a profit-share at the end. The Profit Share also has grasped the shape that the surplus of 150 million euros in about then was divided into 50 million tax, 50 million for the Fifa 50 million remained at the DFB, which then helped to shape various activities for German football have been. This topic was not an issue then years, at least according to my perception. Not until about 2004/2005 showed up the issue of repayment of this loan. Since there is loud mirrors give a letter, where it also is intended to give a personal opinion of mine, if it is because my handwriting.