FIFA feels the strain as bidding process for the 2022 gala thrown into the spotlight

ZURICH - FIFA plunged deeper into crisis on Monday when its general secretary confirmed he had sent a private email to a fellow executive committee member saying Qatar bought the rights to stage the 2022 World Cup.

Jerome Valcke, who as general secretary of world soccer's governing body is president Sepp Blatter's right-hand man, told reporters an email made public by vice-president Jack Warner was genuine.