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.”