Mircea Sandu, the head of the Romanian Football Federation (in picture), is being investigated by the National Anti Corruption Body (DNA) on having allegedly received a bribe to cast a certain vote in supporting Poland and Ukraine to organize the European Championship in 2012.

Four UEFA representatives have allegedly received EUR 9.15 million in bribes to vote in favor of the two countries organizing the championship, among which Sandu, according to a former member of the Cyprus Football Federation quoted by Italian and German media.

Mircea Sandu has said the DNA had no reason to start investigating him as it has not yet been proven that the UEFA officials have been bribed. He has also said it was all a lie meant to harm his public image.

Spyros Marangos, a former member of the Cyprus Football Federation, who has made the declarations, has been asked to show the evidence supporting his statements by October 27, but he has failed to do so. UEFA has therefore decided to sue him in order to see the evidence, should there be any.

Italian media has pointed out that several countries were suspected to have sold their votes: Romania, Russia, Holland, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal.

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