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US prosecutors allege bribes in 2018, 2022 World Cup votes

by AP Sports Writer
| April 6, 2020 4:03 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors revealed new details of alleged bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members to gain their votes for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup and charged a pair of former 21st Century Fox executives with making illegal payments to win broadcast rights for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

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