Three members of the Pakistani cricket team were exposed in the British press for accepting bribes to bowl deliberate no-balls in the Lord's Test against England in August 2010.
"I and others on the Fifa executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup," Blazer told the judge in a secret court session in November 2013.
Formally entering a guilty plea during the hearing at New York's eastern district court, Blazer told the judge his involvement in the acceptance bribes in connection with the South Africa bid began "in or around 2004 and continuing through 2011".
Putin said the US investigation into Fifa corruption, which uncovered $150m £98mm) worth of bribes as well as claims of bribery in the awarding of the 2010 World Cup and the 2011 presidential election, was designed to undermine Blatter and destabilise Russia.
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.
Related: Fifa whistleblower Chuck Blazer: I took bribes over 1998 and 2010 World Cups Fikile Mbalula, the sports minister, also admitted he was "shocked" by the resignation of Fifa's president, Sepp Blatter.
The rush to make a new offer on devolution, promised within hours of the shock poll result on Sunday, triggered accusations of panic and bogus bribes from Alex Salmond, the first minister.
His demand for and receipt of bribes, the authorities allege, was a key part of a 24-year racketeering and bribery conspiracy, dating from 1991 to 2015, which led to "endemic corruption" of Fifa itself.
This week David Cameron said the government was "going all out for shale" and announced financial incentives for councils and local communities, labelled bribes by opponents.
"It doesn't matter whichever law comes into force, we will have to pay the bribes".
Afghans can only buy property, open a bank account and be confident they will be able to remain indefinitely in a country that wants rid of its refugee population by having a CNIC, usually acquired with fake documents and bribes.
