Germany's DFB soccer association HQ searched in 2024 Euros ticket probe, Bild says
More than 150 officers searched the DFB and city halls as investigators examine whether officials received unauthorized tickets, travel and hotel stays.
- On Wednesday, German authorities conducted nationwide raids at the German Football Association headquarters and city halls across 10 host cities, with over 150 officers investigating suspected corruption tied to Euro 2024 ticket allocation.
- Prosecutors are probing suspected bribery involving a 66-year-old German national and a 46-year-old French national, with investigators suspecting "several thousand tickets may have been illegally allocated internally to preferred guests" at the European Championship.
- Interior Minister Herbert Reul stated, "A football ticket is not part of a salary," emphasizing public officials accepting improper perks face scrutiny; one Gelsenkirchen municipal employee allegedly received benefits worth $2,736.
- The probe centers on tournament organizer Euro 2024 GmbH, a joint venture between the DFB and UEFA, as authorities searched city halls in 10 host cities including Munich, Berlin, and Cologne seeking unauthorized advantages.
- These raids mark the latest governance scrutiny for the federation, which has faced multiple investigations over the past 15 years, including the 2006 World Cup affair involving a disputed $7.6 million payment to FIFA.
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In connection with the 2024 European Football Championship in Germany there have been raids in several city administrations due to suspicions of corruption. According to the North Rhine-Westphalian state criminal office, the organizing society of the tournament is accused of having offered tickets to employees of the host cities without permission.
On 1 July several town halls in NRW were searched. The focus of the measure is Gelsenkirchen. This was about corruption accusations at the EM 2024.
The investigation, which led to searches in Frankfurt on Wednesday 1 July, concerns preferential tickets allocated to host cities of the competition that took place overseas in the summer of 2024.
The headquarters of the German Football Federation was searched this Wednesday and the federation is targeted by suspicions of corruption in the organisation of the Euro 2024.
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