Beckenbauer says he will assist Fifa investigation

Franz Beckenbauer insisted yesterday he was ready to answer questions from Fifa about an investigation into World Cup bidding by June 27 and believed that should remove any justification for its 90-day ban on him.

In a statement released via Twitter, his spokesman Marcus Hoefl said Beckenbauer’s readiness to answer questions by Fifa’s ethics committee lifts any reason to uphold the ban issued on Friday.

“Franz Beckenbauer told Fifa on Saturday that he would answer the questions by the ethics committee investigation by June 27 at the latest,” Hoefl said. “It is our understanding that there is thus no longer any ‘suspicion of a possible violation’ against Fifa rules so we are assuming that the provisional sanctions against him will be removed without delay.”