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ATHENS, Greece -- Germany is pressing ahead with its bid to host the 2024 European Championship, insisting Wednesday that its soccer leadership should be trusted because it is not linked to mounting allegations of wrongdoing against the 2006 World Cup campaign.Swiss federal prosecutors have opened criminal proceedings against Franz Beckenbauer and the three other German members of the 2006 organizing committee. The four are suspected of fraud, money laundering, criminal mismanagement and misappropriation relating to a payment of 6.7 million euros ($7.3 million) to FIFA in 2005.The Swiss authorities and FIFA have been investigating the German bid since last year, with no end in sight for the case. But the German federation (DFB) has not been deterred from continuing its pursuit of soccers second biggest national team competition after the World Cup.Germany withdrew from bidding for matches at the continent-wide Euro 2020 to focus on bringing the 2024 edition to the country in its entirety.German federation president Reinhard Grindel said Wednesday that the 2006 bid investigation is no problem because we said that we would make our bid transparent with unspecified good governance processes.We have new leadership in the DFB and so all FAs trust us, Grindel, who was elected DFB treasurer in 2013, told The Associated Press. These people who are at the center of the investigation have no influence now in the DFB and so we are not responsible for what happened in 2006.The 2006 tournament became known as Germanys Summer Fairytale and the country is seeking a replay.Its our ambition to host Euro 2024 because we are well prepared, Grindel said in an interview on the sidelines of the UEFA Congress in Athens. We have the stadiums, we have the infrastructure.We showed with the organization of the (UEFA) under-19 tournament (in July) that we can do it, that we have great experience and so I think our bid will be a good bid.The Nordic group of soccer federations from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden said in April they wanted to host the European Championship either in 2024 or 2028. That bid would seek to stage events in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, too.There is no timeframe for the bidding process or a date for the vote.---Rob Harris is at www.twitter.com/RobHarris and www.facebook.com/RobHarrisReports Kenny Stabler Raiders Jersey .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. George Blanda Womens Jersey . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. https://www.raiderssportsgoods.com/Womens-Willie-Brown-Inverted-Jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. John Matuszak Youth Jersey . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. John Matuszak Raiders Jersey . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors have hired Mike Brown, the former head coach of the?Cleveland Cavaliers?and Los Angeles Lakers, as an assistant on coach Steve Kerrs staff.The Warriors announced Wednesday that Brown will replace Luke Walton, who left to become the Lakers coach.Brown has a 347-216 career record in eight seasons. He took the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in 2007 and won Coach of the Year in 2008-09 after hhelping Cleveland win 66 games.dddddddddddd.Brown was also an assistant in San Antonio when Kerr played for the Spurs.Golden State also signed second-round pick Patrick McCaw. McCaw was selected 38th overall by Milwaukee in last months draft before the Warriors bought his rights for about $2.4 million. ' ' '