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 examined whether officials received tickets, travel and hotel stays as improper benefits.
- On Wednesday, German authorities executed nationwide raids involving over 150 officers at the German Football Federation headquarters and city halls in multiple host cities, targeting suspected corruption linked to the 2024 European Championship.
- Tournament organizer Euro 2024 GmbH, a joint venture between the DFB and UEFA, faces investigation for suspected bribery involving unauthorized ticket allocation. Prosecutors report that "several thousand tickets may have been illegally allocated internally to preferred guests."
- The probe centers on a 66-year-old German national and a 46-year-old French national. A Gelsenkirchen municipal employee allegedly received $2,736 in unauthorized benefits including tickets, travel, and hotel stays.
- North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul warned public servants, stating "anyone in public service who holds out their hand can expect a visit from us." He emphasized maintaining public trust in major sporting events.
- The DFB has faced multiple raids over the past 15 years in tax and governance probes, including investigations into disputed payments and advertising income. This latest operation continues a pattern of legal scrutiny targeting the organization.
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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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