FIFA aborts Beckenbauer bribery prosecution Beckenbauer's reputation has taken a hit from repeated allegations of foul play as a football administrator. Keystone / Barbara Gindl The world governing body for football, FIFA, says it has run out of time to prosecute Franz Beckenbauer and two others for allegedly paying bribes in the build up to the 2006 World Cup. This content was published on February 26, 2021 - 11:48 February 26, 2021 - 11:48 swissinfo.ch/mga FIFA’s adjudicatory chamber, which judges ethical breaches, ruled on Friday that too much time had elapsed from when the alleged offen...