Thursday, March 17, 2016

South Africa wants FIFA to retract accusations of bribery (The Associated Press)

FILE - This is a Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 file photo of the FIFA logo pictured at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA provisionally banned President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini for 90 days. While acknowledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim

South Africa's sports minister says FIFA should retract its statement that a bribe was paid when the country won the right to host the 2010 World Cup. In a restitution claim lodged in the United States, FIFA highlighted a $10 million payment from the South African Football Association as a bribe. Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula reiterated the South African government's position that the money was meant for an ''Africa Diaspora program'' in the Caribbean.


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