Witness: Bribes helped Fox execs get soccer TV rights
The U.S. governmentโs star witness in a big-money bribery case engulfing the world of soccer has begun testifying at the trial of two former Fox executives accused of paying bribes to rig the bidding process for broadcasting rights to two of the sportโs biggest competitions.
Ex-Fox execs go on trial in soccer TV rights bribery case
Two former Fox executives are on trial, accused of bribing South American soccer officials for TV rights to one of the continentโs biggest annual tournaments and using information gathered in the process to help the networkโs winning World Cup broadcast bid.