Ex-FIFA duo named in bribery case

Ex-FIFA duo named in bribery case

Former FIFA president Joao Havelange and executive committee member Ricardo Teixeira were paid millions of pounds in bribes by collapsed marketing company ISL, court documents published yesterday have revealed.

Havelange was paid at least 1.5million Swiss francs, Teixeira at least 12.74m Swiss francs and the pair may have received as much as 21.9m Swiss francs.

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