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Payment yes, bribe no

Thuso KhumaloJune 2, 2015

Allegations that South Africa paid a $10 million bribe to a FIFA official to win the bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, have taken a new twist. An official from the country’s 2010 Local Organising Committee admitted that the amount was paid to a football association headed by one of the FIFA officials, but insists the money was not a bribe.

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