Information has been leaked that shows Australia Soccer Federation officials attempted to influence FIFA executive committee members by making promises and pressuring government officials to do more to influence the committee.
In particular, Reynald Temarii, who has been suspended from FIFA, provided Australian Soccer officials a secret list of demands in return for his vote representing the Oceania Football Confederation in the bid process.
Certain members of the Australia bid team also pressed the government to give Jack Warner a case of wine rather than the single bottle they had promised.
These same documents reveal that the Australians attempted to deliver on political and personal promises in order to obtain Mr. Temarii’s vote. Such conduct, if proven, would be a clear violation of FIFA rules, although no one suspects that it would be less than standard operating procedure in the tainted FIFA bid process.
It is also reported that the Soccer Federation is imploring the Australian government not to release information on two questionable lobbyists, Fedor Radmann and Peter Hargitay, who were hired based upon their association with FIFA officials.
Whatever the case, it is expected that other such documents and information regarding questionable acts on the part of FIFA and other negotiating bid teams will be revealed in due course.