article_snippet: For all the shenanigans, scandals and infighting at the FA over the years, at least thereBlatter’s never been such an unseemly episode as Germany’s FIFA executive member Theo Zwanziger reporting Germany’s FIFA executive member Theo Zwanziger successor as German federation president Wolfgang Niersbach to FIFA’s ethics committee over alleged pay and pension irregularities.
article_snippet: It is a blatant attempt by Germany’s FIFA executive member Theo Zwanziger to stop German federation president Wolfgang Niersbach taking German federation president Wolfgang Niersbach executive seat.
article_snippet: German federation president Wolfgang Niersbach and UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino said Blatter’s claims had been fully rejected, adding:
article_snippet: It’s all a bit embarrassing for UEFA general secretary and sad for German football.
article_snippet: ’ German federation president Wolfgang Niersbach said: ‘I have not heard of a similar story anywhere in football.
article_snippet: ’ Theo Zwanziger (left) reported Wolfgang Niersbach (right) to FIFA's ethics committee over pay irregularities .