2006 World Cup: 3 former leaders of the German Federation accused of corruption by Swiss Justice

"The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment against three former officials of the non-profit German Football Association (DFB), Horst Rudolf Schmidt, Theo Zwanziger and Wolfgang Niersbach, and against the former Swiss FIFA official Urs Linsi," announced the Swiss prosecutor's office on 06/08/2019.

This case concerns the awarding of the organization of the 2006 Football World Cup to Germany (12-11 votes, over South Africa, Zurich, 06/07/2000). "In April 2005, the debt due by Franz Beckenbauer in respect of the personal loan was repaid: €6.7m (the equivalent of the amount due in Swiss francs, CHF10m, at exchange rate at the time) was first transferred from an account held by the DFB - respectively by the OC WC 2006 - to FIFA and on the same day transferred by FIFA as a simple ‘pass-though’ payment to a Swiss account held by Robert Louis-Dreyfus. The indictment filed by the OAG relates to this repayment by the accused of the loan made to Franz Beckenbauer," said the Swiss authority.

"The OAG will make its application at the hearing before the…