On Wednesday, Eladio Rodriguez surfaced as a prosecution witness in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, to testify against three former South American soccer officials on trial for taking bribes. When U.S. authorities shocked the soccer world by making corruption arrests in Switzerland in May 2015, a key bag man disappeared. Burzaco told jurors about bribes to secure broadcasting rights not only to South American tournaments but also World Cup matches in 2026 and 2030. Rodriguez said the three men were part of a group of six South American soccer officials who took his bribes so that Burzaco’s company would get broadcast rights. Each of the three was involved with Conmebol, the federation that governs South American soccer.

Source: thestar November 30, 2017 14:48 UTC