Email suggests Sepp Blatter personally discussed $10 million bribe over 2010 World Cup

An email reportedly seen by The Telegraph suggests that FIFA president Sepp Blatter was personally involved in accepting a bribe from South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup.

The 2007 email, allegedly sent to Blatter by FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, reportedly says, "I have never received confirmation, but more important, I would like to know when the transfer can be done." The email references an earlier conversation between Blatter and former South African president Thabo Mbeki about FIFA accepting $10 million from South Africa.

A FIFA spokesperson said in a statement that the email "constitutes information, not involvement." Blatter announced last Tuesday that he will resign as FIFA's president.

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