The resigned President of the German Football Union, Wolfgang Nirsbah, remains a member of the Executive Committee of the International Football Federation FIFA.
`Mr. Nirsbah informed FIFA that he retains his functions of a member of the Executive Committee of FIFA.`, said the Agency spokesman to AFP of FIFA.
Wolfgang Nirsbah resigned from the post of President of the German Football Association because of the scandal with alleged corruption in the selection of the country to host the World Cup in 2006. He did this at a meeting of the directors in the Organization, where he took full responsibility for the affair with the translation of 6.7 million euros to FIFA - amount for weeks already in Germany is carried out an investigation.
`It`s time to take political responsibility for the events that recently Germany`s household about young players, doping at the World Championships in 2006. However, I have no relation to the transactions of the money. This makes the case even more painful for me because I was involved in a transaction that had nothing to do with it. I also am looking for an answer to the objections raised to me questions.`, said Nijrsbah after the meeting with the directors.
Wolfgang Nirsbah was a member of the Organizing Committee of the World Cup-2006, whose President was Franz Beckenbauer.
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