BERLIN: Bayern Munich and a company linked to media mogul Leo Kirch offered financial kick-backs to four small national federations in an effort to influence the 2006 World Cup hosting vote, a respected German newspaper alleged yesterday.
According to Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Bayern agreed to play friendlies in the countries with the Kirch company footing the bill for TV rights in exchange for support in the FIFA vote in which Germany surprisingly beat South Africa by a single vote.
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