Overview
- On Monday the Frankfurt court heard the prosecution’s closing plea seeking a €270,000 fine against the DFB for its role in the 2006 World Cup payment scheme.
- Prosecutors argue the association evaded around €2.7 million by classifying the €6.7 million payment to FIFA as a canceled gala expense.
- The payment was allegedly orchestrated by Franz Beckenbauer to bribe FIFA financial committee members and secure a €170 million World Cup grant.
- Proceedings against former executives Theo Zwanziger, Wolfgang Niersbach and Horst R. Schmidt were dropped after they paid fines earlier in the trial.
- Judges are set to deliver their verdict on Wednesday after 33 days of hearings that highlighted the DFB’s delayed cooperation and document withholding.