South Africa paid $10m bribe for 2010 World Cup – FIFA

FIFA has claimed that South Africa paid a bribe of around $10million, to host the 2010 edition of the World Cup. The world football governing body, accused its former vice-president, Jack Warner, of being one of the three former officials, to accept the money. Warner and the South African government had denied the payment was a bribe last year.
“Warner and his co-conspirators lied to
FIFA about the nature of the payment, disguising it as support for the benefit of the ‘African Diaspora’ in the Caribbean region, when in reality it was a bribe,” FIFA said in a 22-page document submitted to US authorities.
“They disguised and funnelled the bribe money through the financial accounts of Fifa, member associations, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup local organising committee.”


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