Trial against three former German Football Association top officials over tax fraud, Frankfurt, Germany - 04 Mar 2024
Former German Football Association (DFB) president Theo Zwanziger (C) gives a press statement after leaving the regional court in Frankfurt, Germany, 04 March 2024. Three former officials of the German Football Association (DFB) face a trial for tax evasion in a case in connection with events relating to the awarding of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The defendants are accused of initiating the submission of substantively incorrect tax returns as part of their responsibilities at the time and thereby evading corporation tax, trade tax, VAT and solidarity surcharge for 2006 amounting to over 13.7 million Euro in favor of the DFB.