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Germany Caught In FIFA Bribery Scandal After Report 2006 World Cup Was Bought
With FIFA executive heads falling faster than Glencore stock (with Blatter and Platini most recently and today the entire Kuwait FA), it appeared we had reached some kind of peak debacle.. but no! German newspaper Der Spiegel reports that the German bidding committee created a slush fund in its effort to garner votes from Asian FIFA officials, land the rights to host the 2006 World Cup (which they did by 12 votes to 11).
In what could turn out to be the greatest crisis in German football since the Bundesliga bribery scandal of the 1970s, SPIEGEL has learned that the decision to award the 2006 World Cup to Germany was likely bought in the form of bribes. The German bidding committee set up a slush fund that was filled secretly by then-Adidas CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus to the tune of 10.3 million Swiss francs, which at the time was worth 13 million deutsche marks.
It appears that both Franz Beckenbauer, the German football hero who headed the bidding committee, and Wolfgang Niersbach, the current head of the German Football Federation (DFB), and other high-ranking football officials were aware of the fund by 2005 at the latest.
Acting in a private capacity, Louis-Dreyfus -- who was, at the time, chairman of Adidas, the sporting apparel and supplies company that equips the German national team -- lent the money to the German bidding committee prior to the decision to award the World Cup to Germany on July 6, 2000. The loan never appeared in the bidding committee's budget or later, once the tournament had been awarded to Germany, in that of the Organizing Committee (OK).
A year and a half prior to the World Cup, Louis-Dreyfus called in the loan, which by then had a value of €6.7 million. Officials at OK, of which Beckenbauer had become president and Niersbach vice president, began looking for a way in 2005 to pay back the illicit funds in an inconspicuous manner.
Internal documents show that a cover was created with the help of global football organizing body FIFA to facilitate the payment. Using the cover, the Germans made a €6.7 million contribution for a gala FIFA Opening Ceremony that had been planned at Berlin's Olympic Stadium but was later cancelled. The money had been paid into a FIFA bank account in Geneva. From there, FIFA allegedly promptly transferred the money to a Zurich account belonging to Louis-Dreyfus.
It appears that the loan was used to secure the four votes belonging to Asian representatives on the 24-person FIFA Executive Committee. The four Asians joined European representatives on the executive committee in casting their ballots for the tournament to be awarded to Germany in the July 2000 vote. After Charles Dempsey of New Zealand unexpectedly abstained from casting his vote, Germany prevailed and landed the right to host the World Cup in a 12:11 vote.
Beckenbauer and Niersbach did not provide a response when contacted by SPIEGEL. On Thursday, DFB said that, "for reasons of timing," it could not provide a statement within 24 hours. But then, on Friday morning, it sent a press release in which officials admitted that the World Cup 2006 Organizing Committee made a payment in April 2005 of around €6.7 million to FIFA. DFB officials stated it is possible that the payment was not used for the stated purpose (the FIFA cultural program). But officials claim the payment had no connection to the awarding of the World Cup.
Of the three Asian representatives who voted for Germany in the Executive Committee in 2000 who are still living, two did not answer requests for comment from SPIEGEL. A third, Chung Song Joon of South Korea, said only that the questions were unworthy of a response. Former Adidas head Louis-Dreyfus passed away in 2009.
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Of course, if this is true, we strongly doubt that they are alone... wink wink Russia...and Qatar!!!
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No Surprise.
'sumptin' need 'splainin', Angie!
Now, what was it that the broad this morning on BBG said that The Donald said to or about Angie that was so evil?
I'm lonely; can I take a selfie with you?
But America in 1994, that was a clean as a whistle bid, honest!
2006? WTF Everyone, every 4 years has gotten their dicks sucked
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!!!
Confirmed by NSA wiretaps.
Only way the Germans could beat the Italians?
The implications of the Germans asking for their gold back just keep on coming.....
It's no coincidence -- Germany is not playing ball with USSA-ZATO-Israel axis of evil, and they are being punished. Look at the immigrant crisis, Germanwings crash, VW scandal, now this FIFA corruption probe.
The zionists are just getting started...
Nothin' needs splainin. This is just a case of Angie trying to have better bread and circuses than the rest of the world. At least for a time.
I'd be more surprised if they won it fair and square to be honest.
Giving a banana republic the same voting rights as England, France, Brasil etc = asking for trouble.
Russia and Quatar :D
Thanks to the Yanks for sorting out Europe's mess again.
CIA payback a b$@tch. u tell on our Spiegel moles, phone tapping, email reading, Merkel spying and this is what u get
No surprise whatsoever: the postwar "German" gov't learned quickly how to 'recoup' to remain in favour of the masters of "The Marshall Plan".
Do any of you know how many "price-fixing" scandals have taken place in Germany after WWII? Ever heard of BASF? Ever heard of "Gummi Bears"? Ever heard of BAYER? Do you have any idea how much Bayer aspirin costs in Europe? Fucking aspirin!! 9 US dolllars for 20 fucking aspirin!! That's right my friends. 9 dollars for 20 500mg tablets of fucking aspirin. Of course you'll pay 1/2 that price if you insist on the 'generic' which is NEVER offered - you must insist.
Germany is THE MOST BENT COUNTRY ON THE PLANET.
Deutsche Bank is the most corrupt financial institution second only to Goldman Sachs.
I love Bach, Beethoven, Wagner but I fucking hate Germany and I have many German friends. I fucking hate Germany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUpBCO4TYfM
How much you wanna bet someone goes to jail over this, but not the 08/09 financial crisis.
This is just how blackmail/extortion works in the 21st century. Problems from YEARS and YEARS ago suddenly seem pressing, urgent, even an emergency or crisis!
Who owns the media.... Hmm....
Beckenbauer joins the wurst-maker Hoeness in jail and they plan a prison break.
too bad germany's name isn't corzine or cohen
Kneel before you master, Germany. Or suffer the consequences.
- Your US Government overlords
The VW fiasco and now this.
Still can't match the crooks on Wall Street and in the fed.
Seems like ever since Germany asked for its Gold back. They have had a lot of past scandals leaked ..... Hmmm.
um..who cares? 2006? really? in 2015 it's all about making sure your prepped for what's coming down the pike....money,war,end times,etc,etc.
In principal, I do agree, who cares? We're talking about a bunch of people watching two teams of men run up and down a field kicking a ball. OTOH, it shows just how rampant corruption really is and has been for a while, as well as just how important bread and circuses have become. Just imagine what would happen if it were announced tomorrow that the rest of the NFL season had been cancled in the US. That would get more than just the EBT crowd up in arms.
NFL not around anymore? works for me. i ain't into all this worldly material stuff...it's about to get REAL around this place...WAKE UP.
I'd be fine with it too. I wouldn't be fine with the rampaging NFL fans, however.
End times? Perhaps for humans. But the world and universe would go on. Better off for it, too. The humans have only been a scourge.
Perhaps FIFA will give Germany back the monies :-) 2006 - who cares - there has to be more important things.
Oh come on!!! not Beckenbauer as well!! The last German icon. The Kaiser Franz!
That's it. We're done. No hope left. And no role models.
Are there any honest people left in the world?
Me - honest :-)
Myself and Mrs. Atomizer are the few people on the short list of honesty.
Only one. Jean-Claude Juncker.
Is that the guy in the pornos? The one with the large "junk"?
not many - in very short supply
Plenty, just not in bureaucratic positions of authority.
if you aren't cheating you aren't trying
Diesels, Football, Refugees, Greece...what next? Blame for WW1 and WW2? It´s getting a bit obvious!
Coming soon in every conceivable walk of life...it's a fraud everywhere you look.
Another (Cowbell) Nobel prize winner.
What about the IOC? When can we look at IMF and BIS?
Corruption doesn't end with the Mafia. That's where it starts...
WHAT, BRIBERY in World Cup Soccer?! Those allegations are ridiculous.
By the way Tyler ...
you never KICKED BACK 10% of your office pool for the World Cup to me. Send by Friday, OK?!!
Yes I recall something about extraordinary claims requires extraordinary evidence or sumptin...or ...another/s
The major football countries buying the right to host?...Seriously? this is NOT news . Don't even get me started on the olympic bid committees or any other large sporting events. thank God Germany bought those rights because it was a glorious tourney and they came third! on home soil and spawned the team you see today!
I should disclose that I have been a Die Mannschaft fan for 30+yrs. lol
And don't worry their a shoo in for 2018....heard it's already paid for
It's hard to blame the Germans or any European country because FIFA is so corrupt that you have no hope of getting anything without emplying corrupt payments.