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

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Wolgang Niersbach, one of the three former German leaders implicated by the Swiss Justice - ©  DFB

"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.

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Wolgang Niersbach, one of the three former German leaders implicated by the Swiss Justice - ©  DFB

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