'Kaiser' probe adds to FIFA woes

Beckenbauer and Villar being investigated over World Cup bids

As the number of World Cup voters publicly accused of wrongdoing reached 17, German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer and FIFA vice-president Angel Maria Villar are waiting to learn if they will be found guilty of obstructing investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.

Five years after the 2018 tournament was awarded to Russia and the Middle East was given its first World Cup in Qatar in 2022, the shockwaves from the landmark dual decision by a much-discredited FIFA executive committee still reverberates throughout the soccer world.