The word 'bribe' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to a payment or gift given in order to influence the recipient's behaviour. For example, "He was accused of taking a bribe for awarding the contract to the wrong bidder."
Chuck Blazer, a 70-year-old soccer chief, also admitted in the court facilitating the payment of a bribe relating to the 1998 World Cup in France.
The day had begun with Valcke facing questions over a letter that proved he had knowledge of a $10m payment to Warner which US investigators allege was a bribe.
Nor will there be wide appeal to the spectacle of a Tory prime minister having to bribe the Ulster Unionists whenever he needs to pass some legislation.
Fifa has confirmed it paid $10m to the Caribbean Football Union, a body then headed by Warner, out of funds originally earmarked for South Africa to help it host the tournament, but denies it was a bribe.
"The letter leaked to the media, we don't know why it was leaked in the first place because that correspondence was above board," Mbalula said, denying it suggested a bribe was paid.
Mbalula made a plea to the South African media on Wednesday that may well backfire: "Don't be the first to chase us about bribes when we did not bribe … There is sovereignty and patriotism.
Webb is said to have wanted a $3m bribe in return for ensuring the CFU did that deal with Traffic.
The position of Fifa's powerful secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, is likely to come under intense pressure after new evidence emerged that showed he was aware of a $10m payment from South African officials to Jack Warner described by US investigators as a bribe.
We didn't even have to bribe anyone.
Related: A dark day for Fifa after claims of arms deals for World Cup votes Blatter loyalists have always said he did not help himself in the bribery culture, that his hapless handling of the Havelange ISL bribe encapsulates his general approach to those raking it in on his watch.
"They are trying to bribe you with borrowed money.
