The FIFA logo is seen outside their headquarters in Zurich October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
BERLIN (Reuters) - German football was thrown into turmoil on Friday when magazine Der Spiegel said the country's football officials had used a slush fund to win votes and land the 2006 World Cup.
The magazine said the late CEO of sports maker Adidas, Robert Louis-Dreyfus, had loaned the 2006 World Cup bid committee around 6.5 million euros ($7.4 million) to help land the necessary support in a July 2000 vote.
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