GENEVA - A Swiss court has asked Austrian authorities for a report on Franz Beckenbauer's health, to determine whether to pursue a case against him for corruption in Germany's bid for the 2006 World Cup.
In addition to Beckenbauer, who was president of Germany's bid committee, the MPC charged two former presidents of the German Football Association , Theo Zwanziger and Wolfgang Niersbach, and a former secretary-general of Fifa, Urs Linsi, who is Swiss. The three other accused objected to separating Beckenbauer's case, but their request was dismissed by the Complaints Chamber of the Swiss Federal Criminal.
The corruption investigation concerns the possible use by Germany of a secret fund of €6.7 million to buy votes within Fifa, particularly that of Qatar, and to beat South Africa in the vote to host the World Cup.
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