It has been revealed that at least four more Caribbean countries have admitted they were offered thousands of dollars in cash as bribes in exchange for their backing of former presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam. 

The investigation is ongoing into the scandal that led to the temporary suspensions of FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam and it has been reported that more and more federations who attended the infamous meeting on May 10 and 11 – where the money was allegedly paid – have now come forward and handed it back.

The countries concerned are not being named but follow last week’s frank admission by the president of Surinam’s soccer association Louis Giskus that his FA received $40,000 (£24,000) “in $100 bills in a brown envelope” when Caribbean Football Union (CFU) members convened in Trinidad, organised by Warner.

“We all saw the story about Surinam giving the money back and my understanding is that there are at least four more,” a reliable source close to the investigation told insideworldfootball, adding, “It could be as many as six.”

Meanwhile, in a letter to CONCACAF acting president Alfredo Hawit, Jerome Valcke, FIFA’s general secretary, insisted it was time for warring parties within the Confederation to resolve their differences.

According to Reuters, Valcke stated: “We believe it is important that as acting president, but also the CONCACAF Executive Committee and all relevant CONCACAF bodies, now focus on bringing back unity to CONCACAF. It goes without saying that FIFA is at your and CONCACAF’s disposal should you need any assistance or advice.”

“After a thorough analysis of the file in our possession, the bureau of the FIFA Legal Committee emphasised that the relevant steps and decisions taken within CONCACAF appear to be in line with the statutory provisions of CONCACAF,” Valcke added. “However, the bureau of the FIFA Legal Committee emphasised that all legal remedies must remain open to those who do not agree with any decisions taken against them, in line with the relevant articles of the CONCACAF statutes.”

An Olympic-themed ‘Sporting Question Time’ is to be staged on April 5 to coincide with the SportAccord Convention taking place in London by the Sports Journalists’ Association.

The discussion will be held in the debating chamber of the old County Hall on London’s South Bank, with up to 200 of Britain’s leading sportswriters, editors and invited guests from international federations and national governing bodies able to put Olympic questions to the expert panel at the event. The all-ticket SJA event will be free to attend, with priority given to media accredited for SportAccord.

Panellists, who will be confirmed nearer the date, will include representatives from the London 2012 Games organising committee, the International Olympic Committee, British sporting agencies and the international media.

SJA chairman Barry Newcombe stated: “We are delighted to be able to stage our event alongside SportAccord as the convention is held in London for the first time.”

“Last year we staged a similar event with the sports spokesmen of the UK’s three leading political parties ahead of the UK General Election, and generated headlines for the rest of the week. We are sure that our Olympic Question Time will be just as newsworthy,” he added.

Anna Hellman, executive director of the SportAccord Convention, also stated: “We are gratified that the SJA is using the special occasion of the SportAccord Convention being in London to organise this initiative bringing together sport and the media.”

English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has extended Lindley Group’s contract for public concourse catering at its north London ground to 2013 in a deal worth more than £2m.

Stadium specialist Lindley has been awarded the extension a year before the contract was scheduled to expire in 2011. It has managed the public catering at White Hart Lane since 2001.

Alistair Spiers, head of sales at Tottenham Hotspur FC, said: “Over the past nine years, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and Lindley Group have worked successfully together to deliver the highest standards of public catering to in excess of 35,000 fans every matchday.

“As the club enters an exciting new era of Champions League competition, this contract extension demonstrates the commitment of both parties to continually improve the matchday experience at White Hart Lane.”

Paul Biffen, sales and marketing director at Lindley, added: “We’re delighted to continue our partnership with Spurs. It’s testament to the quality of food, service and the strength of the relationship that the Lindley team has developed with the club over the last decade that they have already committed to extending our contract for a further two years beyond the expiry of the existing contract.”

The news follows a recent announcement by Kudos Hospitality, which has also had its contract with Spurs renewed. Kudos has provided hospitality at the club for nine years and in September it was awarded a new two-year deal worth £6m.

Hungary’s national Olympic committee is behind a possible Budapest bid for the 2024 Games, a senior official has revealed.

Committee president Zsolt Borkai said on Thursday there was still much work to do on a bid but “our intentions are unequivocal – we would like to host the best athletes in the world in Budapest.”

Borkai said “concrete steps” could be taken soon toward pursuing a bid by the Hungarian capital.

Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy, head of BOM, a nonprofit group of corporations and individuals backing an Olympic bid, said that while a bid for the 2028 Games would be “realistic,” the possibility of trying for 2024 “would not be surprising.”

Formal bidding for the 2024 Olympics will begin in 2015. The IOC will select a host city in 2017.

Paris, Rome, Istanbul, Hamburg, Berlin, Doha, and cities in the United States and South Africa have expressed interest in bidding for 2024.

Football’s world governing body FIFA has confirmed that its ethics investigator Michael Garcia has delivered his 350-page report on the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

In the wake of countless allegations of corruption and a year-long enquiry, several figures may now face disciplinary action when an adjudicatory chamber led by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert decide on the consequences.

Eckert and his team will also decide whether the report, which was compiled by FIFA ethics investigator Garcia, will be made public.

The FIFA statement said: “Over the course of this year-long investigation, the investigatory chamber interviewed more than 75 witnesses and compiled a record that, in addition to audio recordings from interviews, includes more than 200,000 pages of relevant material.

“The report sets forth detailed factual findings; reaches conclusions concerning further action with respect to certain individuals; identifies issues to be referred to other FIFA committees; and makes recommendations for future bidding processes.

“Pursuant to the FIFA code of ethics, the adjudicatory chamber will now make a final decision on the report and supplemental reports, including publication.”

The Dutch FA are looking to introduce a new video technology system which would allow managers to halt play and challenge one contentious decision against their side in each half.

The organisation, which has he support of the English FA, will present their ideas to the International Football Association Board.

The new process will require a video official within the stadium to advise the referee on a decision with the help of replayed footage. 

The scheme was secretly tested in the Netherlands during the previous campaign as officials located inside the particular ground were able to pin-point what decisions they would have made differently. 

KNVB spokesman Koen Adriaanse told the Sunday Mirror: “The proposal was tried out in 24 games last season, with video referees highlighting incidents in which they would have been able to assist match officials. 

“It was found to be a big opportunity to help referees and their assistants. 

“There was a lot of interest in the experiment from the FAs of England, Germany and the United States – and we have their support to make an official proposal. 

“The next step will be to see how the system works at youth or Under-21 level and if it’s a success, then it could be introduced into senior football.” 

The KNVB’s head of referees, Dick van Egmond, was also encouraged by FIFA’s reaction to the proposal. 

“We’ve received a positive answer from FIFA on our request for an experiment in video referees being used in official matches,” he said.

“It is true, that in our plans, the managers from both teams can each challenge one referee decision in the first half and in the second half of each game.”

Fighting promotion K-1 have signed a two-year distribution deal with Fighting Spirit.

The deal between K-1 and Fighting Spirit will ensure that the K-1 brand is seen in homes all over the world once again.

K-1 owner, Mr. Kim, commented on the landmark deal with Fighting Spirit; “This distribution deal brings K-1 the right partner to be back at the right position — as the market leader.”