Chile federation leader denies Copa America bribe

The president of Chile's football federation denied Wednesday accepting bribes to sell television rights for the upcoming Copa America tournament amid US and Swiss corruption probes against FIFA. A US indictment says a company named Datisa agreed to pay $100 million in bribes to officials from CONMEBOL, South America's football confederation, in return for rights to four editions of the regional tournament. US prosecutors says CONMEBOL's president and the leaders of the Brazilian and Argentine federation each got $3 million while seven other presidents each received $1.5 million. "I think that those responsible for the crime must pay for their crime. Thank God, I don't include myself among them," said Chile's Sergio Jadue, who was not directly named in the indictment. He told Teletrece television that a December 2013 receipt proves that his federation received $1.5 million as a normal "advance" payment for the Copa America, which kicks off on June 11, and that the money went to the football organization's accounts.