Charlie Dempsey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlie Dempsey

New Zealand football administrator

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Jun-2008

Profession: referee

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Charles John Dempsey (4 March 1921 – 24 June 2008) was a Scottish born New Zealand association football administrator, who in July 2000 abstained from FIFA's final round of voting for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in a move which eventually saw the competition being awarded to Germany, rather than South Africa.Dempsey said that he did not vote because of the "intolerable pressure" from supporters of the German and South African bids, and of the attempts that had been made to bribe him.
FIFA rejected calls for a new vote, and opened an internal inquiry into the allegations of corruption.