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Possible corruption in the 2006 World Cup awards: No proceedings against Franz Beckenbauer and Co. due to statute of limitations

2021-02-25T16:49:23.619Z


Fifa is not opening any proceedings against Franz Beckenbauer, the former DFB President Theo Zwanziger and the former DFB General Secretary Horst R. Schmidt. The corruption allegations are time-barred.


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Franz Beckenbauer (left) and Theo Zwanziger

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Fifa will not pursue the proceedings against Franz Beckenbauer, the former DFB President Theo Zwanziger and the former DFB General Secretary Horst R. Schmidt in connection with the 2006 World Cup summer fairy tale due to the statute of limitations.

That was decided by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent ethics committee.

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