Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleInvestigators raided the German Football Association's (DFB) offices on Wednesday as part of a nationwide probe into suspected ticket and hospitality violations related to Euro 2024. The investigation, prompted by inquiries into a German national, a French national, and others, focuses on the alleged illegal allocation of hotel invitations and several thousand tickets to preferred guests for the tournament hosted in Germany. Prosecutors in Bochum and the criminal office of North Rhine-Westphalia confirmed searches were taking place across Germany, though they did not explicitly name the DFB offices in their joint statement. A municipal employee from Gelsenkirchen, a Euro 2024 host city, is suspected of receiving unauthorised benefits, including tickets, travel, and hotel stays, valued at $2,736. Herbert Reul, the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, emphasised the importance of public trust in major events like the European Championship, stating that authorities would not allow it to be damaged by such actions. In fullGermany FA raided by police in Euro 2024 corruption probeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Police raid German FA headquarters as part of corruption probe
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleInvestigators raided the German Football Association's (DFB) offices on Wednesday as part of a nationwide probe into suspected ticket and hospitality violations related to Euro 2024. The investigation, prompted by inquiries into a German national, a French national, and others, focuses on the alleged illegal allocation of hotel invitations and several thousand tickets to preferred guests for the tournament hosted in Germany. Prosecutors in Bochum and the criminal office of North Rhine-Westphalia confirmed searches were taking place across Germany, though they did not explicitly name the DFB offices in their joint statement. A municipal employee from Gelsenkirchen, a Euro 2024 host city, is suspected of receiving unauthorised benefits, including tickets, travel, and hotel stays, valued at $2,736. Herbert Reul, the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, emphasised the importance of public trust in major events like the European Championship, stating that authorities would not allow it to be damaged by such actions. In fullGermany FA raided by police in Euro 2024 corruption probeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
