Washington – Charles “Chuck” Blazer pleaded guilty in 2013 to bribery in connection with the FIFA votes that gave the 1998 Soccer World Cup to France and the 2010 event to South Africa, according to a US federal court document unsealed on Wednesday. His guilty plea in a Brooklyn federal courtroom was kept secret for […] The post Blazer admits accepting … [Read more...] about Blazer admits accepting bribe for SA to host 2010 SWC
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Organiser of 2010 World Cup admits paying $10 million to FIFA
Johannesburg, June 1 The former president of the local organising committee for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Danny Jordaan, admitted that the organisation he headed paid $ 10 million in 2008 to FIFA, although he denied that it was a bribe. Jordaan’s remarks, published on Sunday in the Sunday Independent, comes days after an FBI investigation accused top FIFA … [Read more...] about Organiser of 2010 World Cup admits paying $10 million to FIFA
Listen Up – Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album Raises Over $2 Million for Africa
Sony Music Entertainment today announced that "Listen Up! The Official FIFA World Cup 2010 Album," the star-studded music collection that served as the soundtrack to the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) in South Africa, has raised over $2.5 million for African causes through worldwide sales of the album and its singles. The majority of the proceeds from the project - in excess of … [Read more...] about Listen Up – Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album Raises Over $2 Million for Africa
2010 LOC disbanded
Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has closed up business and transferred all outstanding activities to the South African Football Association (Safa). The 2010 LOC is the brains behind the years of meticulous planning responsible for the successful staging of the first FIFA World Cup on African soil. From the minute the 2010 World Cup was … [Read more...] about 2010 LOC disbanded
