Police raid German soccer federation amid Euro 2024 corruption probe

German authorities are investigating alleged corruption linked to Euro 2024, according to Deutsche Welle.As confirmed by police, nationwide raids were carried out in connection with suspected improper...

Investigators raided Germany's football association headquarters and other locations across the country Wednesday as part of a probe into corruption linked to the Euro 2024 tournament. The DFB football association confirmed its Frankfurt headquarters were searched.

German officers have raided the headquarters of the German Football Federation (DFB) alongside municipal offices in several cities as part of a corruption probe linked to tickets for the Euro 2024 football tournament, police and the DFB said on Wednesday. The investigation centres on allegations that multiple cities received thousands of tickets for the international competition in Germany at preferential prices.

Police in Germany conducted raids in relation to suspected corruption at the 2024 European Championship on Wednesday. The headquarters of the German soccer federation (DFB) was among the premises searched, the Bild tabloid reported, saying tournament organizer Euro 2024 GmbH, a joint venture between the DFB and UEFA, was being investigated. “The investigations concern alleged unauthorized favors including attendance to a football game among others that an accused individual, who was working for a host city at the time, is said to have received from officials of the organizing entity,” the Bochum Public Prosecutor’s Office and North Rhine-Westphalia State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA NRW) said in a joint statement.