https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German football legend Franz "the Kaiser" Beckenbauer on Sunday insisted he is innocent in the 2006 World Cup scandal amidst allegations of corruption, pinning any potential blame on his now deceased lawyer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160307/kaiser-pleads-innocence-in-world-cup-bribery-scandal Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:21:14 +0100 kaiser-pleads-innocence-in-world-cup-bribery-scandal The German Football Association (DFB) is reported to have sent a bill for €6.7 million to a former official who helped organise the scandal-hit 2006 World Cup, giving him 20 days to pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20160209/football-association-hand-ex-official Tue, 09 Feb 2016 15:01:18 +0100 football-association-hand-ex-official German football chiefs on Friday launched a lawsuit involving Franz Beckenbauer, world governing body FIFA, two former German federation (DFB) presidents as well as the former head of adidas as part of the 2006 World Cup scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20160206/german-fa-launches-action-against-beckenbauer Sat, 06 Feb 2016 12:26:43 +0100 german-fa-launches-action-against-beckenbauer Germany's football association promised a package worth millions of euros to secure a crucial vote from disgraced official Jack Warner for its bid to host the 2006 World Cup, Der Spiegel said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151219/germany-pledged-money-to-warner-for-world-cup-vote Sat, 19 Dec 2015 12:16:20 +0100 germany-pledged-money-to-warner-for-world-cup-vote Suspended Fifa chief Sepp Blatter has rejected claims by German football legend Franz Beckenbauer over the corruption allegations dogging the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20151212/beckenbauers-claims-absurd-blatter Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:45:11 +0100 beckenbauers-claims-absurd-blatter Police have raided the offices of the German Football Federation (DFB) in connection with a €6.7 million payment to Fifa allegedly used to buy votes for the 2006 World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20151103/police-raid-german-football-federation-offices Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:08:12 +0100 police-raid-german-football-federation-offices German football legend Franz Beckenbauer admitted making a "mistake" in the bidding process to host the 2006 World Cup but on Monday denied that votes were bought. https://www.thelocal.de/20151027/beckenbauer-admits-mistake-not-bribery Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:15:43 +0100 beckenbauer-admits-mistake-not-bribery Germany's former football chief Theo Zwanziger Friday said he was certain that there was a slush fund involved in the bidding process of the 2006 World Cup, as questions mounted over a murky €6.7 million payment to FIFA. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/ex-dfb-boss-certain-of-world-cup-slush-fund Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:01:49 +0200 ex-dfb-boss-certain-of-world-cup-slush-fund World football organization Fifa said on Thursday that the version of events presented by the German Football Association (DFB) about a suspect €6.7 million payment it made to Fifa in 2005 was unlikely. https://www.thelocal.de/20151022/dfb-tries-to-explain-suspicious-fifa-payment Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:30:29 +0200 dfb-tries-to-explain-suspicious-fifa-payment World football's governing body Fifa announced on Wednesday it is investigating German football legend Franz Beckenbauer over corruption allegations. https://www.thelocal.de/20151021/fifa-investigate-beckenbauer-over-vote-buying Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:33:06 +0200 fifa-investigate-beckenbauer-over-vote-buying Allegations that Germany bribed its way to secure the right to host the 2006 World Cup not only shook the football world, but also shone a spotlight on cosy ties between sportswear giant Adidas and FIFA. https://www.thelocal.de/20151021/adidas-world-cup-fifa-2006 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:03:31 +0200 adidas-world-cup-fifa-2006 The German Football Federation (DFB) are considering reporting ex-president Theo Zwanziger to police in connection with allegations Germany bought the 2006 World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20151020/football-federation-mull-reporting-ex-boss-to-police Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:05:11 +0200 football-federation-mull-reporting-ex-boss-to-police Media reports on Friday alleged that Germany's bid to host the 2006 World Cup was successful thanks to a slush fund set up by the application committee. https://www.thelocal.de/20151016/germany-bought-2006-world-cup-bid Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:42:04 +0200 germany-bought-2006-world-cup-bid Fifa presidential hopeful Chung Mong-Joon is suspected of trying to influence the vote for the 2022 World Cup for South Korea and threatened with a lengthy ban, German daily Welt am Sonntag claimed Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150822/fifa-hopeful-chung-in-new-probe-report Sat, 22 Aug 2015 13:30:20 +0200 fifa-hopeful-chung-in-new-probe-report According to Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, French and German presidents applied political pressure prior to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup votes https://www.thelocal.de/20150705/blatter-france-and-germany-pressured Sun, 05 Jul 2015 19:25:39 +0200 blatter-france-and-germany-pressured In Group B of the women’s World Cup in Canada , a second half Maren Mjelde equaliser grabbed a 1-1 draw for Norway against top ranked Germany in a clash of former champions. https://www.thelocal.de/20150612/germany-held-to-draw-by-former-champs-norway Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:11:53 +0200 germany-held-to-draw-by-former-champs-norway The majority of Germans believe that the latest FIFA corruption scandal is so serious that they would support boycotting the 2018 World Cup if FIFA doesn’t clean up its act. https://www.thelocal.de/20150602/majority-of-germans-support-world-cup-boycott Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:13:03 +0200 majority-of-germans-support-world-cup-boycott German football hero Franz Beckenbauer has been named as one of five Fifa executive committee members being investigated for possible corruption by the football association's ethics board, it was reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141128/beckenbauer-targeted-in-fifa-ethics-inquiry-world-cup-russia-qatar Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:27:00 +0100 beckenbauer-targeted-in-fifa-ethics-inquiry-world-cup-russia-qatar Michael Garcia, who conducted the inquiry into wrong-doing in the Russian and Qatari World Cup bids, says a report published on Thursday by Fifa is "materially incomplete and erroneous". https://www.thelocal.de/20141113/russian-qatar-fifa-bids-scandal-world-cup-eckert Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:17:00 +0100 russian-qatar-fifa-bids-scandal-world-cup-eckert Germany's top Fifa official said on Monday Qatar will not host the 2022 World Cup as planned, due to climate conditions. Qatar's successful bid to host the tournament has been marred by corruption and human rights concerns. https://www.thelocal.de/20140922/qatar-wont-host-says-german-fifa-exec Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:20:00 +0200 qatar-wont-host-says-german-fifa-exec