FIFA lifts suspension against German legend Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final match between FC Internazionale Milano and Schalke 04 at San Siro Stadium on April 5, 2011 in Milan, Italy.

The decision to provisionally ban Franz Beckenbauer was revoked today by the deputy chairman of the independent Ethics Committee’s adjudicatory chamber, Alan Sullivan QC. Having received the appropriate submissions, Alan Sullivan QC considered that it was appropriate at the time to impose provisional measures. However, Sullivan QC, considering that a breach of the FIFA Code Ethics appeared to have been committed, concluded that all the conditions for the imposition of provisional measures were no longer fulfilled.The deputy chairman warned Franz Beckenbauer of Germany that a repetition or continuation of the conduct that led to the imposition of the provisional measure might give rise to further sanctions, including new provisional measures.The investigation proceedings opened by Michael J. Garcia and conducted by Vanessa Allard, which will determine whether Franz Beckenbauer violated provisions of the FIFA Code of Ethics, are on-going.Earlier German legend Franz Beckenbauer had not replied to FIFA's investigation to the allegations of corruption and bribes in the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar by saying that the questions were in English and he wanted to only reply in German.