Franz Beckenbauer is one of four officials under investigation from FIFA over “possible undue payments and contracts” relating to the awarding of the 2006 World Cup tournament to Germany.
South Africa were favourites to host the 2006 event but lost out to the Germans but after claims emerged of a £5m slush fund Fifa commissioned a report into the DFB bid for the event.
Yesterday a Fifa statement read: “In the cases of Messrs Niersbach and Sandrock, the investigatory chamber will investigate a possible failure to report a breach of the Fifa code of ethics, which could constitute a breach of art. 13 (General rules of conduct), art. 15 (Loyalty), art. 18 (Duty of disclosure, cooperating and reporting) and art. 19 (Conflicts of interest) of the FCE.
“In the cases of Mr Beckenbauer, Dr Zwanziger, Mr Schmidt and Mr Hans, the investigatory chamber will investigate possible undue payments and contracts to gain an advantage in the 2006 Fifa World Cup host selection and the associated funding, which could constitute a breach of arts 13, 15, 18 and 19 as well as art. 20 (Offering and accepting gifts and other benefits) and art. 21 (Bribery and corruption) of the Fifa code of ethics.”
Last October, Beckenbauer rejected allegations of corruption, saying: “I never gave money to anyone in order to acquire votes so that Germany is awarded the 2006 World Cup. And I am certain that no other member of the bid committee did something like that.”
Andrew Dickson, who refused to submit full details of player contracts during the Rangers (IL) EBT years, was voted onto the Scottish FA Football Regulatory Advisory Group in July 2015.
