FBI reveal new details over bribes for Fifa World Cup 2022 votes

Prosecutors in the United States have revealed new details of bribes taken by Fifa executives in securing the 2022 World Cup for Qatar.

The indictment states Nicolas Leoz, previously head of South American football, and ex-Brazilian federation president Ricardo Teixeira both received bribes to vote for the Middle Eastern state.

In addition, Jack Warner, the former president of CONCACAF, is said to have received as much as $5million (£4m) to vote for Russia as World Cup hosts in 2018.

William F Sweeney, head of the FBI’s New York field office, said: “The profiteering and bribery in international soccer have been deep seated and commonly known practices for decades.

“Over a period of many years, the defendants and their co-conspirators corrupted the governance and business of international soccer with bribes and kickbacks, and engaged in criminal fraudulent schemes to make them appear legitimate.”

Guatemala federation president Rafael Salguero was promised a $1billion (£811m) bribe to vote for Russia as World Cup hosts in 2018, according to the indictment. Leoz died in August, while Warner and Teixeira are both still fighting extradition to the US.