Germany's FIFA executive committee member Wolfgang Niersbach arrives before a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - German prosecutors have asked Switzerland, home country of football world governing body FIFA, to help look into a suspicious payment linked to Germany's hosting of the 2006 World Cup, including by sifting through bank data.
The Frankfurt state prosecutor has sought legal assistance over a 6.7 million euro (£4.8 million) transfer from Germany's DFB football association to football's world governing body, both authorities said on Wednesday.
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