Football legend Beckenbauer faces money-laundering probe

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Swiss federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have opened an investigation into money laundering against Franz Beckenbauer, and three other prominent German football leaders amid allegations of corruption in the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.

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"I confirm that an operation is underway in this context," a spokesman for the Swiss authorities in Bern told AFP by email.

Swiss authorities also confirmed that last year they had already opened criminal proceedings against former German Football Association (DFB) presidents Theo Zwanziger and Wolfgang Niersbach, as well as former DFB general secretary Horst R. Schmidt.

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