Germany's DFB soccer association HQ searched in 2024 Euros ticket probe, Bild says
More than 150 officers searched DFB offices and city halls as investigators probe suspected bribery and unauthorized Euro 2024 tickets and travel perks.
- On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, German police and prosecutors executed nationwide raids on the German Football Association headquarters and city halls, deploying more than 150 officers to investigate suspected Euro 2024 ticket corruption.
- Investigators are probing whether tournament organizer Euro 2024 GmbH improperly allocated tickets and hospitality to preferred guests, focusing on a 66-year-old German national and a 46-year-old French national linked to the organizing body.
- Searches spanned 10 cities including Gelsenkirchen, where a municipal employee allegedly received unauthorized travel, hotel, and ticket benefits worth $2,736, with reports suggesting several thousand tickets were illegally allocated internally.
- North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul warned that 'a football ticket is not part of a salary,' cautioning public servants accepting unauthorized advantages can expect law enforcement visits.
- The DFB has faced multiple raids over the past 15 years, including investigations into tax evasion and a disputed $7.6 million payment during the 2006 World Cup, reflecting recurring governance vulnerabilities.
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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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