‘Biggest crisis in German football:’ FIFA to probe claims of German slush fund in 2006 World Cup bid
‘Germany might become a new part of the FIFA corruption scandal after a report alleged that the country’s football officials set up a slush fund to land the 2006 World Cup. As FIFA prepares to probe, Germany has claims its payment had no links to the World Cup.
Der Spiegel’s shocking revelations claimed that in 2000 the late CEO of sports maker Adidas, Robert Louis-Dreyfus, contributed to Germany’s World Cup bid victory by donating some 10.3 million Swiss francs ($10.8 million) or 13 million German marks.
In the July 2000 vote, Germany won the bid from South Africa 12-11.
According to the current affairs magazine, the money was used as a slush fund to secure the votes of four Asian FIFA delegates who played a role in awarding the World Cup.’
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