Fifa hit by fresh corruption allegations

Monday, November 29, 2010

Just days after Botswana man Ismael Bhamjee and several others were hit with four-year suspensions from taking part in any football activities in order to prevent them from accepting briberies ahead of the FIFA executive Committee votes for World Cup bids, new allegations of corruption have arisen just days before Fifa executive committee members are due to vote on football's World Cup hosts in 2018 and 2022, Swiss newspaper Sonntags Zeitung reported.

Bhamjee who embarrassed Botswana when he was caught by under cover newspaper reporters peddling world cup tickets in Germany in 2006, remains a permanent member of the FIFA Executive Committee.

However, the newspaper said a new list of Fifa officials who have taken "millions in payments" is circulating.

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