David Davies says the FA were offered votes for bribes during their bid for the 2006 World Cup.
Davies in bribe claim over World Cup bid
Former Football Association executive director David Davies claims The FA were offered votes for bribes during their unsuccessful bid for the 2006 World Cup.
In his book 'FA Confidential', Davies says the offer of votes for cash was made in March 2000 to former FA chief executive Adam Crozier.
Davies does not reveal the identity of the person who made the offer, but says the mystery person was foreign and not a member of Fifa's executive committee.
Davies says in his book: "The FA were offered votes for cash during the bidding to host the 2006 World Cup finals.
Shocked
"A bribe. An irregular payment. A sweetener. Call it what you like. Those of us at the FA who heard this corrupt proposal were shocked.
"We believed the offer was serious. Again Adam was offered World Cup votes in return for a substantial payment."
Davies writes the offer was refused in no uncertain terms.
"That would never be the FA's way. Some countries could take short cuts, could walk in the sport's shadows. Not us."
Davies added that he believed the approach was reported to Fifa.
"I understand the individual's scandalous proposal was reported to Fifa. To this day I have no knowledge of what they did or didn't do about it."
