Franz Beckenbauer banned from football by FIFA for 90 days after refusing to co-operate with Qatar 2022 World Cup bid investigation

Former Germany star Franz Beckenbauer has been banned from all football activities for 90 days for not co-operating with an investigation into Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.
FIFA says the 90-day provisional ban was requested by ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia.
Beckenbauer was a voting member of FIFA's executive committee in December 2010 when it chose Qatar, and Russia as 2018 World Cup host.

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Banned: FIFA have suspended former Executive Committee member Franz Beckenbauer from football activities for 90 days after he refused to co-operate into an investigation into the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid

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Associates: Beckenbauer pictured with FIFA President Sepp Blatter. The German was on the world governing body's executive committee when the 2022 World Cup vote was held

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Top of the world: Beckenbauer captained West Germany to the World Cup on home territory in 1974

He said last week that he rejected two attempts by Garcia to speak with him.
Beckenbauer won the World Cup as both a player and coach is an advisor to FIFA's football committee and a global ambassador for German champion Bayern Munich.
'The apparent breach relates to Mr Beckenbauer's failure to cooperate with an Ethics Committee investigation despite repeated requests for his assistance,' FIFA said in a statement.
'The case is now the subject of formal investigation proceedings being conducted by investigatory chamber member Vanessa Allard as chief of the investigation.'

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Request: Beckenbauer's 90-day ban was demanded by Michael Garcia, the ethics prosecutor leading the FIFA investigation into how the 2022 World Cup was awarded to Qatar

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Inquiry: Michael Garcia is leading the probe into whether Qatar bribed its way to the 2022 World Cup