France has wrongfully victorious world Cup 98

A former member of the FIFA Executive Committee, Vice-President of the football Federation of the United States and former Secretary General of CONCACAF Chuck blazer confessed to taking bribes in the choice of the States of the initiators of the world Championships.

According to his statement, dishonest method were chosen, the owners of world Cup 1998 (France) and world Cup 2010 (South Africa).

It is curious that the recognition of the blazer took place in early November 2013, but was only posted here in the moment on the backdrop of the unfolding corruption scandal in FIFA. Specifically his words became the basis for the construction of the works that led to the prosecution of several high-ranking officials of the organization and result in the resignation of Joseph Blatter.

According to a statement blazer, he helped obtain a bribe in the moment of choice powers - the initiator of the 1998 world Cup. Then the right to host the world Cup got France, but, as evidenced by some of the documents in the office of the court, of the cash transferred by the representatives of Morocco, informs Reuters. Note that the 1998 FIFA world Cup France national team, led by Zinedine Zidane, was the winner of the tournament.

Also, the blazer has announced that in the period from 2004 to 2011, he and his colleagues on the FIFA Executive Committee agreed to receive a bribe from their followers South Africa, instead of providing Africans the right to host the FIFA world Cup 2010. To the best knowledge of the authorities of the United States, the amount of bribes amounted to about $ 10 million.

As we were informed Days.Roux, the President of FIFA, Joseph Blatter, re-elected to office, has announced his intention to resign and offered to mount the emergency Congress of the Association. The main pretext for this decision was a corruption scandal in FIFA that erupted on may 27, when they were detained several high-ranking civil servants.

Interpol 2 June declared wanted by Vice President Jack Warner and former President of the football Confederation of North and Central America and the Caribbean Nicolas Leos. According to reliable information the American Prosecutor's office, Warner received a bribe from the government of South Africa in the amount of $ 10 million to secure the victory of the South African application. Former Vice-President of FIFA pleaded not guilty.

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