Former FIFA member: “Bribery in allocation of World Cups 1998 and 2010″ – The News

             
 
 
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Former FIFA’s chief executive Chuck Blazer has the American court admitted that he and other members of the Executive Committee of the world football have received bribes in the allocation of the World Cups of 1998 and 2010, respectively France and South Africa. This was apparent from the report of an interrogation of the man in November 2013 that Wednesday by the American courts was made public.

             

Blazer: not irreproachable figure

The 70-year-old Blazer was until mid-2013 one of the most influential figures in the World Football: Between 1996 and 2013 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the world football and from 1990 to 2011 he was General Secretary of CONCACAF. In May 2013 Blazer was suspended for ninety days because he and former CONCACAF president Jack Warner in a report of the Ethics Commission accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars. The FBI then threw himself into the investigation, forcing Blazers eventually confessions. In the current study is to embezzlement and corruption in the awarding of World Cups, Blazer is based on the confessions one of the crown witnesses.

Chuck Blazer’s guilty plea testimony HAS BEEN published. More on #SSNHQ shortly. #FIFA Pic.twitter.com/NOg14AcpEL

– Bryan Swanson (skysports_bryan) June 3, 2015

Charles’ Chuck Blazer has never been an irreproachable figure in the World Football League. In 2011 Blazer all the whistleblower who is president candidate Mohamed bin Hammam was talking to the gallows by accusing the then President of the Asian Football Confederation attempted bribery. Bin Hammam would have done with the help of Warner, who was moments later required step.

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The testimony Blazer played a major role in the arrest of several FIFA officials last week. Now it turns out why: he gave during his interrogation by the American courts (in 2013) admits to having been involved in corruption in the allocation of the World Championships in France (1998) and South Africa (2010). He also said that such practices were common and normal. According to the American justice with fraud and corruption, which was conducted over a period of 24 years, an amount of over 130 million euros.

‘During the period I I worked for FIFA and CONCACAF (Football Association of North and Central America and the Caribbean, ed) got me together with several people made at least twice extortion, “it sounded in the statement Blazer on November 25, 2013 sat in the court of New York.

A few redacted statements in this Chuck Blazer guilty plea testimony: #SSNHQ #FIFA pic.twitter.com/Hm9HuaecS3

– Bryan Swanson (skysports_bryan) June 3, 2015

Bribes received for 1998 World Cup

“In 1992, I received a bribe along with others relating to the allocation of the host country for the World Cup in 1998.” Eventually the organization of the World Cup in July 1992 allocated to France. The French made it into the mood by twelve votes to seven pieces for Morocco, the only competitor.

According Blazers are also on the rights of the Gold Cup, the most important tournament for countries from the CONCACAF, hefty sums paid bribes. These are the editions of 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003.

Bribes for World Cup 2010

Between 2004 and 2011 I along with other members of the Executive Committee received the FIFA bribes in connection with the allocation of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, “is furthermore to read the document. South Africa was eventually chosen over Egypt, Morocco and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia.

That statement Blazer comes as a surprise. The 2010 World Cup was not the case so far as very suspicious, which is said to be of the editions in 2018 and 2022.

Russia and Qatar under fire

Meanwhile, the FBI also confirmed that his current FIFA investigation, like that of the Swiss authorities, focuses on the World Cups of 2018 and 2022. Even that may have been granted fraudulently, to Russia and Qatar. Two of the 22 members of the Executive Committee who voted, Jack Warner and Nicholas Leoz, stand since yesterday on the wanted list of Interpol. A third tuner of when is being stepped FIFA president Sepp Blatter. The chairman of the English Football Association Greg Dyke thinks there above 2022 Revise if fraud is proven.

‘The organization of reversing the World Championships in 2018 and 2022 will be difficult, “said federation president Francois De Keersmaeker. “You can only steal it if fraud is proven in black and white. We are disappointed. In our Belgian candidacy for 2018 put out a lot of money, time and effort. Now we realize that the assignment was not done properly. “Gilbert Timmermans, who was one of the managers of the Holland Bid, is already longer with a sour feeling. “Some of FIFA members who voted viewed not even the summary of our Bid Book. Russia and Qatar had the worst presentations.