German soccer federation raided on suspicion of tax evasion

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The headquarters of the German soccer federation and the private homes of some of its members have been searched as part of an investigation into tax evasion. The Frankfurt public prosecutor says about 200 officers were involved in the raids in five German states. Public prosecutor Nadja Niesen says six current or former federation officials “are accused of deliberately wrongly declaring false income from perimeter advertising from home matches for the national soccer team from 2014 and 2015 as income from asset management.” The German federation is suspected of avoiding paying taxes of about $5.5 million for the period.