The trial against former German Football Federation (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach on charges of tax evasion in connection with the 2006 World Cup will be discontinued if he pays a fine within one month. The presiding judge of the Frankfurt court, Eva-Marie Distler, said on Monday that proceedings against Niersbach have been stopped and will end for good if he pays €25,000 ($28,000) to a charity by September 9. “This is not an acquittal. The suspicion continues to exist, even if the guilt is to be considered minor,” Distler said, adding that Niersbach “is possibly the only one who was not …