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FIFA in new WC bid scandal

Updated on: 11 May,2011 08:20 AM IST  | 
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FIFA was rocked by new allegations of corruption yesterday as the former head of England's 2018 World Cup bid accused senior officials of demanding cash and honours in return for votes

FIFA in new WC bid scandal

FIFA was rocked by new allegations of corruption yesterday as the former head of England's 2018 World Cup bid accused senior officials of demanding cash and honours in return for votes.

In an explosive session of a British parliamentary committee, six members of FIFA's graft-tainted executive were accused of involvement in bribery before last year's votes to decide the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.

British lawmaker Damian Collins said the hearing had received evidence FIFA vice-president Issa Hayatou from Cameroon and Jacques Anouma from the Ivory Coast received bribes of 1.5 million dollars to vote for Qatar's 2022 bid.




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