Germany earns €56m from World Cup

Germany's World Cup organising committee earned 56.5 million euros and will hand the money to the football association (DFB) and professional league (DFL). The World Cup organising committee had total earnings of 140 million euros from the tournament -...

Germany's World Cup organising committee earned 56.5 million euros and will hand the money to the football association (DFB) and professional league (DFL).

The World Cup organising committee had total earnings of 140 million euros from the tournament - it turned over 40 million euros directly to FIFA and paid 44 million euros in taxes.

DFB president Theo Zwanziger said in Frankfurt that the 56.5 million earmarked for the DFB and DFL would be divided and the DFL would use its share for "measures that serve the public good".

Zwanziger said: "The money is linked to community service projects. We cannot turn those funds over to an operating business. We're not a joint-stock company. We'll have to talk with the DFL."

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