Soccer’s world governing body, which has little international oversight and has long faced charges of corruption, found itself embattled again Tuesday when six of its top officials were accused of participating in a bribery scandal related to bids for the 2018 and the 2022 World Cups.

The news was particularly embarrassing and perhaps threatening for FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter. Though not accused of corruption himself, Blatter faces re-election next month as his reputation continues to suffer and the organization he runs continues to be plagued with accusations of illicit behavior.

The latest charges surfaced Tuesday in a British parliamentary inquiry and were made by a London newspaper, The Sunday Times, and a former chief of England’s failed bid to secure the 2018 World Cup.

According to information given to a House of Commons committee by The Sunday Times, two African delegates on FIFA’s executive committee, Issa Hayatou of Cameroon and Jacques Anouma of the Ivory Coast, were each reportedly paid $1.5 million to vote for Qatar, which ultimately won the 2022 World Cup over the United States in a vote last November. Qatari officials called the accusations baseless. Sunil Gulati, the president of the United States soccer federation, did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.