Germany's winning bid for the 2006 World Cup was aided by bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members, the German newsweekly Der Spiegel reported.
Spiegel said on Friday that the German bidding committee set up a slush fund of 10.3m Swiss francs (about $6m at that time) that was contributed in a private capacity by former Adidas chief Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
In response, FIFA, the world football ruling body, said it will investigate the "very serious allegations" as part of an investigation its legal director is conducting with outside counsel.
The bribe money was reportedly used to secure the votes of four Asian representatives on FIFA's 24-member executive committee before the tournament was awarded to Germany on July 6, 2000. Full story...
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Spiegel said on Friday that the German bidding committee set up a slush fund of 10.3m Swiss francs (about $6m at that time) that was contributed in a private capacity by former Adidas chief Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
In response, FIFA, the world football ruling body, said it will investigate the "very serious allegations" as part of an investigation its legal director is conducting with outside counsel.
The bribe money was reportedly used to secure the votes of four Asian representatives on FIFA's 24-member executive committee before the tournament was awarded to Germany on July 6, 2000. Full story...
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