Qatar says the "serious and baseless allegations" that two FIFA officials were paid to vote for its successful 2022 World Cup bid are based on evidence that is "wholly unreliable." Issa Hayatou of Cameroon and Jacques Anouma of the Ivory Coast were allegedly paid $1.5 million to vote for Qatar, according to evidence submitted Tuesday to a British Parliamentary inquiry by a...

Six FIFA executive committee members were accused of ethical misconduct in the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups during a British parliamentary hearing into football on Tuesday. Member of Parliament Damian Collins said unpublished evidence from a newspaper investigation shows that Issa Hayatou of Cameroon and Jacques Anouma of the Ivory Coast were paid $1.5 million to vote for Qatar.

A British legislator says two FIFA executive committee members were paid to vote for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup. Member of Parliament Damian Collins, speaking to a parliamentary inquiry into football, says that unpublished evidence from a newspaper investigation into FIFA claims that Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma were paid $1.5 million.