TSV president held in bribe probe

THE president of top German soccer club TSV 1860 Munich was detained yesterday on suspicion of taking a bribe in connection with the construction of the city’s new stadium, state prosecutors in Bavaria said.

Karl-Heinz Wildmoser, his son, who holds a management position at the stadium’s holding company, and two others were taken into custody.

They are under suspicion of receiving a €2.8 million bribe from Austrian construction company Alpine, lead firm in the group building the stadium, during the bidding process for the contract.