Hoeness has DFB support

The president of the German Football Association (DFB) has said Uli Hoeness’ services to the game must not be forgotten, despite the Bayern Munich president being sentenced for tax evasion yesterday.

At the conclusion of a four-day trial in Munich, the 62-year-old was sentenced to a three-and-a-half year term for failing to declare €28 million in due taxes.

Wolfgang Niersbach told Munich’s Abendzeitung newspaper: “The whole dimension this case has taken on in the past few days even surprised us at the DFB.