Wednesday 20 April 2016 12:02, UK
Disgraced former FIFA vice-chairman Jeffrey Webb has admitted abusing his position with the governing body to obtain bribes.
Webb, who previously held positions as president of CONCACAF and the Cayman Islands Football Association, also admitted kickbacks to sports marketing companies were commonplace.
The 51-year-old was among a number of officials arrested in Switzerland last May accused of receiving tens of millions of dollars in bribes and money-laundering in an investigation launched by the United States.
A US judge in New York has released a transcript of Webb's guilty plea after he admitted to seven charges.
In it, Webb, who previously revealed he had taken bribes for commercial rights for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is quoted in The Times saying: "I abused my position to obtain bribes and kickbacks for my personal benefit.
"I believed that such offers were common in this business. I deeply regret my participation in this illegal conduct."
