Overview

• The Landgericht Frankfurt ended the trial against former DFB president Theo Zwanziger after he agreed to pay €10,000 to charity, concluding his nearly decade-long legal case.
• Cases against ex-DFB officials Wolfgang Niersbach and Horst R. Schmidt were also discontinued earlier through payments of €25,000 and €65,000, respectively.
• The DFB is now the sole defendant in the trial, accused of €2.7 million in tax evasion tied to a €6.7 million payment to FIFA in 2005.
• Prosecutors allege the payment was misclassified as a business expense and was used to secure a CHF 250 million FIFA subsidy, described by the presiding judge as a 'bribe.'
• The association risks further financial penalties, including repayment of €22 million in taxes following the 2017 revocation of its 2006 non-profit status.