Former Secretary General of Germany's Football Federation (Deutscher Fussball Bund, DFB) Horst R. Schmidt waits for the continuation of a trial for tax fraud amounting to 13.7 million euros for the benefit of the DFB in connection with the 2006 World Cup hosted by Germany, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, April 29, 2024. (Photo by Arne Dedert / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ARNE DEDERT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)