Around the 2006 World Cup in Germany have appeared inconsistencies about a million-payment of the German organizing committee of the world governing body Fifa.
This has the German Football Association on Friday acknowledged in a press release itself. The DFB had “known evidence that payment of the organizing committee of the World Cup 2006 in the amount of 6.7 million euros was paid to FIFA in April 2005, which may not have been used in accordance with the stated purpose”, it states.
Money of Culture program?
Actually, this should be used for the cultural program of the Fifa the money, with the at that time almost 50 cultural projects were supported around the World Cup.
The background of the case: In the course of the Fifa scandal and corruption allegations against the International Federation of the DFB had once arranged an internal investigation into the awarding of the 2006 World Cup in their own country
“As part of its audits of the DFB has no evidence of irregularities found. Nor have any evidence found that votes were bought by delegates in the course of the application process,” it says in the press release.
- The explanation of the DFB in the text
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“On the occasion of the investigations in relation to the world governing body FIFA and because of recurrent speculation in the media has become the German Football Association (DFB) in recent months, intern with the award of the football World Cup 2006 is concerned. As part of its audits of the DFB has no evidence of irregularities found. Nor have any evidence revealed that votes of delegates were purchased as part of the application process.
In chronological context of these tests have become known to the DFB notes that in April 2005 a Payment of the organizing committee of the World Cup was made in 2006 in the amount of 6.7 million euros to FIFA, which may not be the stated purpose (FIFA Culture program) was used accordingly. The payment was not related with the already around five years earlier made the award.
This information has the DFB president made this summer as an opportunity to order an internal investigation, the Enlightenment this process has as its object. The audit includes in consultation with external legal counsel, the question whether there are claims of the DFB on recovery in the context of this operation. A final result is not yet available to the initiated trials are ongoing. This includes the examination by the Control. “
The ominous 6.7 million euros in 2005 would “unrelated to the already around five years earlier made the award” confessed.
investigation is still
However, the scrutiny of the payment will take according to the DFB still going on. “A final result is this not yet available “, said the association with the DFB can also check whether it optionally has claims to a recovery of the money
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