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Chuck Blazer: FIFA execs took bribes ahead of ’98, ’10 World Cups

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A turbulent period for FIFA began in May 2010 when the world’s governing body for soccer was presented with official bid documents by Australia, England, Netherlands/Belgium, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Russia, Spain/Portugal and the … CNN

Whistleblower Chuck Blazer has admitted he and others took bribes totaling $10 million for South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup and an undisclosed sum for Morocco’s unsuccessful bid to host the 1998 tournament…RTE

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Blazer, now 70 and battling cancer, pleaded guilty to 10 crimes at the hearing, with the most serious carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. US District Judge Raymond Dearie set a bond of $10 million…THE TIMES

 

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