Former Fox executive convicted in FIFA bribery case around World Cup rights

A former Fox executive is found guilty of paying bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top football matches.

abc.net.au/news/fox-executive-convicted-bribery-fifa-world-cup-rights/102078370A former 21st Century Fox executive has been convicted and another acquitted over a scheme to bribe South American football officials to secure lucrative broadcasting rights.

South American sports media and marketing company Full Play Group SA also was convicted of graft involving different TV rights. A cooperating witness testified that he paid tens of millions of dollars in bribes for World Cup qualifiers and other high-profile matches with the blessing of defendants Mr Martinez and Lopez, both former Fox executives.

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