Beckenbauer, a world cup winning captain and coach, was head of the bid committee, and later the tournament’s organisation committee.
Referring to the payment to football’s world governing body the 70-year-old said that as President of the organising committee at the time he carries the responsibility for this mistake.
The German FA says the money was demanded by FIFA’s finance committee to help contribute to the tournament budget but has launched an internal investigation into the payment.
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