In your opinion, why are the proceedings against the two of you, as well as former DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach and former FIFA Secretary General Urs Linsi, which were discontinued in Switzerland almost a year and a half ago, still pending in Germany?
twenties: A lot comes together there. In fact, the Swiss procedure was nonsensical from the start. This procedure then came to a standstill in 2020 due to the statute of limitations. The hiring decision states that the hiring is tantamount to an acquittal. We are innocent according to Swiss law. The allegations of fraud and embezzlement that have been made are gone. With a view to the Schengen Agreement, one could have expected that the Frankfurt district court would quickly bring about a further decision. One must not forget: In August 2019, the higher regional court, contrary to the regional court, took the view that there must be a main hearing. Three years is a long time, we should have been acquitted long ago because there is no truth to the accusations. The April 2005 payment to FIFA was correct and operational. I don’t know the reasons for the delay at the district court. However, up to now I have had the impression that the judges in the responsible chamber follow the law, which I doubt about the public prosecutor’s office and the tax investigators. If I, as DFB President, had fulfilled my duties like the prosecutors, then things would have been bad for the DFB.