Police in Frankfurt have raided the headquarters of the German Football Association (DFB) over allegations of tax evasion linked to 2006 Fifa World Cup, prosecutors say.
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The homes of DFB President ‘Wolfgang Niersbach’ and his predecessor, ‘Theo Zwanziger’, were also being searched, according to German newspaper Bild. This follows reports that a secret €6.7m (£4.9m) fund was set up to secure votes for Germany to host the 2006 World Cup. The DFB denied the claims last month.
