Alejandro Domínguez, president of Conmebol, denounced for alleged corruption

Alejandro Dominguez, President of Conmebol, he was denounced by the group of Paraguayan journalists known as “Sin Falta” for an actor committed when he was president of the Paraguayan federation, according to the German media WELT this Friday. The case escalated to the Fifa ethics committee.

According to the Paraguayan media, the complaint ensures that Domínguez “sold a contract for the television rights of the qualifying matches for the World Cup of the local team for much less money than possible, in exchange for paying bribes, that is. secret commissions”.

The company involved in the complaint is Uruguayan Tenfield, who would have been harmed by Domínguez’s dealings, who decided to give the rights to the Paraguayan Ciffart who had made an offer almost US$9 million cheaper.

More details in the complaint

According to the German media, behind Ciffary was the Argentine company fullplaywhich controlled television rights for many years.

“The business model was simple: the heads of the associations always gave the same companies the television and marketing rights and received bribes in return. The mafia machinations that have been going on for decades have been underway since May 2015, when FBI agents stormed a luxury hotel in front of the then FIFA Congress in Zurich, arrested officials, and corruption investigations by the US Department of Justice became public knowledge,” WELT says.

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