FIFA Concedes Qatar and Spain/Portugal Traded Votes in World Cup Bids

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has for the first time publicly confirmed that Qatar and Spain and Portugal colluded to trade votes for their respective 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The British newspaper said Blatter disclosed the collusion in an interview with the BBC. An online BBC excerpt of the interview makes no mentio…