Key figure in the World Affair: Beckenbauer appeared as a TV expert from – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Wednesday, 16 March 2016

 
 
 

 
 For 25 years, Franz Beckenbauer expert in pay-TV and will remain so, as his involvement in the German Cup affair is becoming clearer. Now he announces his sudden retreat – for personal reasons, one year before the expiry date .
 

 
 

The TV expert Franz Beckenbauer is soon football history. After a quarter century Beckenbauer finishes its work for the pay-TV broadcaster Sky at his own request, in advance and as a complete surprise. The station was a few hours before kick-off of the Champions League match FC Bayern Munich vs Juventus (from 20:45 in n-tv.de Live Ticker) announced that Beckenbauer during the quarter-finals game its “last time being” have appearance will.

“after the turbulent events in recent months, especially after the heavy private calamity, it is the desire of Franz Beckenbauer, to have more time for himself and his family,” it said in a Sky announcement overlooking the deaths of Beckenbauer’s son Stephan and its key role in the affair of the 2006 World Cup allegedly bought, which had led to fierce criticism. Therefore Beckenbauer Sky asked not to continue the long-standing cooperation after this game indefinitely. His contract was still running until 2017. ‘/ P>

“Do I want to allow myself a break”

“I am now 70 years of age, standing for over 50 years in the public and am for football – whether as a player, coach or official -. umpteen times traveled around the world After so long, I want to treat me a break, “Beckenbauer was quoted. Since its last expert presentation he added:… “When a transmitter is serving 25 years, with the goodbye is difficult The request came from me I have certain fatigue by the last few years that were very difficult for me, thank God has the top of Sky dismiss me from the contract. “

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The “Emperor” for 25 years working as an expert for the Unterföhringer and was already in the first year of broadcasting 1991 Team Sky’s predecessor Premiere. Carsten Schmidt, CEO of Sky Germany, said it respects Beckenbauer’s wish and take it “with regret”.

key player in World Cup scandal

According to “mirror” to Beckenbauer’s involvement have led to the World Cup and his affair caused thereby frequent absences and tenseness to discussions in the Sky newsroom. The cooperation has become increasingly difficult.

The early March published Freshfields report has Beckenbauer a key role in the championship affair. So Beckenbauer had prior to the award of the 2006 World Cup in Germany signed a dubious contract with the corrupt World Association vice-president Jack Warner, who is considered by the DFB as a bribe and partially entered into force. In addition, a suspect million payment in 2002, which ultimately ended in Qatar ran over one of his accounts.

Beckenbauer was only head of the bidding committee that the World Cup had brought in 2006 under mysterious circumstances after Germany. Later he stood before the organizing committee. Charges against him he had rejected in interviews, among other things on the ground, to have documents such as the Warner contract ever signed blindly. The payments to Qatar were raced over his former, now deceased Manager Robert Swan, who have also had access to the account. He did not have detailed knowledge.

  Source: n-tv.de
 

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