FIFA executive committee member Wolfgang Niersbach walks out of the stage during the Extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Former German Football Association (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach will appeal against a one-year ban by world football's governing body FIFA, he said on Wednesday.
FIFA's Ethics Committee banned Niersbach on Monday for failing to report potential misconduct surrounding the award of the 2006 football World Cup to Germany.
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