Soccer-German Court fines FA over 2006 World Cup-related payment


FILE PHOTO: A German Football Association (DFB) logo is pictured on a backdrop prior to a DFB news conference in Frankfurt, Germany March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

(Repeats story changing year to 2006 in headline)

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -A German Court on Wednesday fined the German Football Association (DFB) just over 100,000 euros in relation to a World Cup 2006-related payment which had been at the heart of a years-long scandal that tarnished the reputation of the tournament.

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