Fifa executives took bribes worth millions of dollars in a culture of “rampant, systemic and deep-rooted” corruption, US authorities claimed yesterday, plunging football’s governing body into the worst crisis in its history.
Loretta Lynch, the US attorney-general, said bribes were paid to influence the award of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, the 2011 Fifa presidential election and in a deal involving sponsorship of Brazil’s national football team.
Her accusations came as the Department of Justice, FBI and Internal Revenue Service unveiled charges against nine Fifa officials and five sports executives, and Swiss prosecutors announced a criminal investigation into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
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