Former German FA bosses on trial

FRANKFURT, Germany. — Former German Football Association (DFB) presidents Theo Zwanziger and Wolfgang Niersbach went on trial along with former secretary general yesterday, accused of tax evasion in connection with the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany. 

At the heart of this case that has dragged on through the legal system for years and has also included several other separate investigations, including a DFB-commissioned one, is a payment of 6.7 million euros ($7.27 million) linked to a 2006 World Cup-related event that never took place.

Niersbach, who resigned as DFB president in 2015 as a result of the affair, his predecessor Zwanziger and former secretary general Horst Schmidt are accused of arranging for incorrect tax returns submitted for 2006 to enable the DFB to avoid paying millions of taxes.— Reuters.

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