Thursday, July 2, 2026

2 July 2026: Germany: 5 Stories

 1.  Weather folks anticipating 35-plus C temp's.....mid-July.  

2.  Job Center authorities in Neukölln....early Wednesday morning....did a 'audit' o a homeless shelter for fraud. Twenty-six folks  were noted 'gone'....explanation?  Well....they were on vacation.  How they could afford vacation? Unknown.

When they show back up....there's some explaining to do.

3. The DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund / German Football Association) headquarters in Frankfurt....got raided yesterday by police.

150 cops involved.....accusation?  Investigation into suspected corruption / granting and accepting undue advantages (Vorteilsgewährung / Vorteilsannahme) linked to UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. 

It appears some type of possibly illegal or preferential internal allocation of thousands of tickets to favored guests.

WELT  says the suspects...include a 66-year-old German (former administrative employee from Gelsenkirchen, previously known in connection with fraud allegations).

Official response?  No-comment. 

4.  Lot of chatter over the contract of the German national team coach....very critical.  Even if they fire him....he walks away with 11-million Euro.

5.  That shooter guy (I essayed the story 3 days ago)....bought the pistol used....around 7-to-14 days prior....4,000 Euro. (Bild)

'Intent' will come up in the court business now.

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