DFB chief Wolfgang Niersbach has "categorically" denied claims of bribery in the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup.
German Football Federation (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach has slammed allegations of bribery during the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup finals.
A report in Der Spiegel on Friday claimed that a slush fund — provided by former Adidas chief Robert Louis-Dreyfus — totaling close to $6 million had been established by Germany's World Cup bidding committee, intended to secure votes in the nation's favor.
Niersbach, it was claimed, was aware of the fund at the time of the bidding process, along with former Germany defender Franz Beckenbauer, who led the bid committee.