Testimony from a former ESPN executive is underscoring the high stakes and corruption that has enveloped the world of soccer
Former ESPN president John Skipper leaves federal court after testifying in a corruption case, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in New York. The trial in New York City is the latest development in a tangled corruption scandal that dates back nearly a decade and has ensnared more than three dozen executives and associates in the world's most popular sport. NEW YORK — — A former ESPN executive underscored how big money corrupted soccer, testifying in U.S.
Government lawyers say millions of dollars in bribes fed a system of clandestine, no-bid contracts that “allowed disloyal soccer executives to live a life of luxury" and ultimately allowed Fox to air the matches. Skipper's testimony was meant to corroborate statements by the government's star witness, Alejandro Burzaco, who testified that he and the former Fox executives conspired to bribe South American soccer officials for TV rights to the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest annual tournament, the Copa Libertadores; and help land broadcasting rights to the World Cup, the sport’s most lucrative competition.
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