German Football Association President Fritz Keeler said on Friday that the federation plans to take another "deep look" at the financial scandal related to the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany.
This came within the announced decisions after the meeting of the Board of Directors of the German Federation.
"It is very uncomfortable, but it is frustrating that there has not yet been a clear picture of the measures that have been questioned, in relation to the 2006 World Cup," Keeler said.
It was announced during the past days that any rulings will not be issued by the Swiss judiciary against three former officials of the German Confederation, due to the statute of limitations due to the continuation of the case due to the continuation of the case due to the emerging crisis of the Corona virus (Covid-19).
The former heads of the German Football Association, Theo Tsvantziger, 74, and Wolfgang Nirsbach, 68, in addition to Horst R. Schmidt, 78, faced the former Secretary General of the German and Swiss Urs Linsey, 70, former Secretary-General of the FIFA. Charges of corruption.
The case involved the transfer of a suspicious amount of 7.6 million euros (7.5 million dollars) from the German Federation to FIFA in 2005. The four former officials have denied any wrongdoing in this case.
The German Confederation confirmed that the amount of 7.6 million euros that had been paid, related to the establishment of a cultural event, but the event was not organized in the end, and from this standpoint, investigations began on whether this money was used to purchase votes to make Germany's hosting of the World Cup a success.