Former FIFA president Joao Havelange and executive committee member Ricardo Teixeira convicted of taking bribe

VANCOUVER, BC – FEBRUARY 11: Joao Havelange the former FIFA President and current FIFA president, Sepp Blatter attend an IOC press conference ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 11, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.

A Swiss prosecutor’s report published by FIFA, reveals that Former FIFA president Joao Havelange and executive committee member Ricardo Teixeira took huge amount of bribes from ISL Marketing. The report shows they have received up to €18.2m, with Havelange receiving at least €1,248,700 and Teixeira at least €10.6m.

This secret report was reveled after Switzerland’s Supreme Court ordered FIFA to reveal the documents which shows senior officials took payments from ISL in return for lucrative marketing rights for FIFA competitions.

A statement issued by the BBC said:

“A year long legal battle by BBC Panorama to force publication of documents related to a confidential police investigation into bribery and corruption at FIFA was vindicated today.