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FIFA fines Beckenbauer for not cooperating in World Cup bid probe

(Agencies) Updated: 2016-02-18 13:13

GENEVA - German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer was sanctioned by soccer's world governing body FIFA for refusing to cooperate with investigation of World Cup bidding.

FIFA fines Beckenbauer for not cooperating in World Cup bid probe

File photo of former FIFA executive committee member and former Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer arriving on the pitch before his farewell soccer match, played between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, in Munich August 13, 2010.  [Photo/Agencies]



FIFA's ethics committee Wednesday said Beckenbauer refused "repeated requests for his assistance" in the 2018-2022 World Cup inquiry.

Beckenbauer was fined 7,000 Swiss francs (about 7,050 US dollars).

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