Prosecutors said for the first time in yesterday’s indictment that Fifa officials took bribes in connection with choosing Qatar and Russia to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, respectively. — Reuters pic

NEW YORK, April 7 — US prosecutors yesterday accused two former 21st Century Fox Inc executives of paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure lucrative media and marketing rights to football matches, the latest charges in a long-running investigation of corruption surrounding Fifa, football’s world governing body.