The German Football Association (DFB) has "completely dismisses" charges of a mystery store to secure votes to have the 2006 World Cup.

German news week by week Der Spiegel says a 6.7m euro (£4.9m) trust was set up utilizing private cash from the late previous Adidas supervisor Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

Fifa said in an announcement the "genuine affirmations" would be examined while the DFB arranges lawful activity.

Germany won the vote by 12 votes to 11, barely in front of South Africa.

"The DFB completely rejects the unmerited affirmations by the distribution that the affiliation had paid unlawful trusts in connection to the 2006 World Cup," the German FA said in an announcement.

"The affiliation likewise rejects the totally unconfirmed conclusions that these trusts were utilized to purchase votes in return for the World Cup."

Fifa said in an announcement: "These are intense charges that will be looked into as a free's feature inward examination at present being led by Fifa under the heading of its lawful executive with the help of outside advice."


Der Spiegel guarantees the cash was later reimbursed to Swiss businessperson Dreyfus in 2005 utilizing Fifa as spread - the German World Cup sorting out board of trustees made a 6.7m euro commitment for an occasion opening service at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, which was later drop.

The production affirms the cash was then paid into a Fifa financial balance in Geneva and from that point exchanged to a Zurich record fitting in with Louis-Dreyfus, who has following passed on.

Der Spiegel additionally guarantees 2006 World Cup sorting out council president Franz Beckenbauer and German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach were likewise mindful of the store by 2005, which the German FA denies.

It states neither Beckenbauer nor Niersbach "were included in such exchanges, or surely could have had any learning of them" and included the representing body would "be making legitimate move against the cases made by the magazine Der Spiegel."

Beckenbauer and Niersbach have not actually reacted to the claims

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