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Blatter: FIFA to meet Qatar 2022 bid whistleblower

The Columbian
Published: May 19, 2011, 12:00am

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s president says world soccer’s governing body will interview a whistleblower from Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid over allegations that bribes were paid to African voters.

Sepp Blatter says British newspaper The Sunday Times has agreed to bring its source to Zurich to meet senior FIFA officials.

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