New York: The FIFA corruption scandal escalated yesterday as one suspect told of World Cup bribes and another promised to reveal an "avalanche" of secrets, including about FIFA president Sepp Blatter.


Chuck Blazer 

The storm went around the globe with South African police opening an investigation into claims that money was paid to secure the 2010 World Cup. Australian police are looking into their country's bid for the 2022 World Cup, while in Venezuela investigators raided the country's football headquarters looking for evidence against a FIFA official held in the scandal.