Police raid German football federation offices over World Cup graft claims
Updated | By Police raided offices of the German Football Federation (DFB) on Tuesday over tax evasion allegations, media reported, as a scandal surrounding graft claims over the awarding of the 2006 World Cup widened.
Police raided offices of the German Football Federation (DFB) on Tuesday over tax evasion allegations, media reported, as a scandal surrounding graft claims over the awarding of the 2006 World Cup widened.
"We are searching for incriminating material that backs up tax evasion suspicions," an investigator told Bild newspaper.
The DFB has been roiled by allegations in news magazine Der Spiegel last month that a 6.7-million-euro ($7.4-million) payment to FIFA was used to buy votes to secure the hosting of the 2006 World Cup.
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