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Bayern Munich’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß is set to appear as a witness in the trial of three former German Football Federation (DFB) officials accused of tax evasion linked to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Judge Eva-Maria Distler announced on Thursday on the second day of the trial at the regional court in Frankfurt that Hoeneß would take the stand on April 15. The 72-year-old hinted on Sport1 TV in 2020 and in the podcast 11Leben in 2021 that he knew more than was in the public domain about a mysterious payment of millions of euros relating to the 2006 World Cup. The DFB transferred €6….

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