The German soccer federation on Thursday revealed a deal worth 6.7 million euros, about $7.4 million, between Sepp Blatter, the suspended FIFA president, and Franz Beckenbauer, one of the 2006 World Cup organizers. FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, said the payment “in no way corresponds to FIFA’s standard processes and regulations.”
The German publication Der Spiegel reported that Germany’s 2006 bidding team had created a slush fund to secure votes.
u25a0 Liverpool was denied its first home victory under its new manager, Jürgen Klopp, after it was limited by 10-man Rubin Kazan to a 1-1 draw in the Europa League.