The corruption crisis surrounding Germany's 2006 World Cup has intensified after tax authorities launched raids on the country's football federation (DFB) and private residences.
Documents and hard drives were seized from the DFB's headquarters in Frankfurt, according German news agency DPA, which said 50 officers were involved.
The homes of DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach, a UEFA and FIFA executive committee member, and his predecessor Theo Zwanziger were searched.
It follows the disclosure that the DFB made a secret payment of 6.7million euro (£4.6million) to FIFA in 2005. An internal audit has failed to find any trace of the 6.7million euros in the DFB's tax documents.
Source: PA
