SM
Watford vs. Oxford Utd: 12 hrs 23 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

South African officials deny wrongdoing in World Cup 2010 bidding process

:Headline: South African officials deny wrongdoing in World Cup 2010 bidding process: ID:225300: from db_amp
Minister in the Presidency for South Africa, Jeff Radebe, insists that the country will soon be cleared of any wrongdoing regarding their 2010 World Cup bid.

The South African government has denied any wrongdoing over allegations that bribes were paid during the bidding process for the 2010 World Cup.

It is alleged that more than £65m was accepted by FIFA officials in illegal payment between the 1990s and the present day, which has led to an investigation being launched into the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar respectively.

Questions have also been asked about South Africa's role in landing the showpiece tournament five years ago, although Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe is confident that the country will be cleared in due course.

"When we concluded the FIFA World Cup here in South Africa we got a clean audit report," he is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News. "There has never been any suggestion that anything untoward happened in South Africa.

"Ernst and Young is a reputed auditing firm. When we concluded the FIFA World Cup here in South Africa we got a clean audit report, so what came yesterday, I think the due process will take place."

Fourteen people have so far been indicted as part of the criminal investigation, while seven officials were held following a series of dawn raids in Zurich on Wednesday morning.

amp_article__225300 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2015-05-28 11:58:40:
html db last update - 2015-05-28 11:58:40 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Jeff Radebe

Click here for more stories about South Africa

Share this article now:
Read more about Jeff Radebe Football
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .