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Fifa corruption probe: Officials arrested in Zurich

───   11:27 Wed, 27 May 2015

Fifa corruption probe: Officials arrested in Zurich | News Article

Zurich - Six football officials have been arrested over corruption charges at governing body Fifa and face extradition to the US, officials say.

Separately, Swiss prosecutors have launched a criminal case into the 2018 and 2022 football World Cup bids.

The suspects, who include a Fifa vice-president, allegedly accepted bribes worth $100m (£65m; €92m) over 20 years.

Fifa members are due to vote Friday in a presidential election. Incumbent Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term.

However, Mr Blatter is not understood to be one of those arrested.

Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan - Mr Blatter's rival for the Fifa presidency - described the development as "a sad day for football", but withheld from commenting further.

Fifa's Zurich headquarters has also been raided, with documents seized, Swiss prosecutors say.

Those arrested include:

■Jeffrey Webb - head of the confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean, Concacaf
■Jack Warner, former Fifa vice-president
■Costa Rica's national football chief Eduardo Li, who was due to join Fifa's executive committee on Friday
■Uruguay's Eugenio Figueredo, president of South American football governing body Conmebol
■Brazil's Jose Maria Marin, a member of Fifa's club committee. Police were seen carrying his suitcase and some of his possessions in plastic bags
Several officials have already pleaded guilty, the US Department of Justice says. These include Charles Blazer, the former head of Concacaf, who was previously on the Fifa executive committee.

BBC News

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