Witness says soccer official was bribed for World Cup vote - Wed, 15 Nov 2017 PST
(World News Brazil)

A powerful FIFA soccer official from Argentina demanded bribes to vote for Qatar to host the World Cup in 2022, a key witness at a U.S. trial testified. Former Argentine marketing executive Alejandro Burzaco told the jury on Tuesday that the official, longtime FIFA finance committee chairman Julio Grondona, claimed in several conversations that he was owed millions of dollars for his 2010 vote as a member of FIFA`s executive committee that helped Qatar land soccer`s most prestigious tournament. ......