Posted on 05/27/2015 1:39:55 AM PDT by bob_denard
Six soccer officials arrested in Switzerland
U.S. authorities are preparing to unveil a criminal indictment against officials of soccer’s international governing body that will detail allegations of widespread corruption, according to people familiar with the matter.
The indictment against officials of the International Federation of Association Football, known as FIFA, was expected to be unsealed in Brooklyn federal court against multiple individuals as early as Wednesday, the people said.
Early Wednesday morning six soccer officials were arrested in Zurich, Switzerland, the country’s Federal Office of Justice said in a statement, adding that they had been detained pending extradition. The FOJ said the arrest warrants were issued after a request by U.S. authorities, which suspect them of having received bribes totaling millions of dollars.
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What the heck is ‘soccer’ and why does the US care???
Just another reason not to watch.
Why couldn’t Marc Rich be arrested in Switzerland?
Why don’t they try on the IOC?
Probably good.
The IRS VA State Dept FEC and FCC are all corrupt and they’re going after FIFA. Nero all over again.
Indicted:
“Jeffrey Webb: current FIFA vice-president
Jack Warner: former FIFA vice-president
Eduardo Li: Costa Rican federation president
Julio Rocha: current FIFA development officer
Costas Takkas: current attaché to the Concacaf president.
Eugenio Figueredo: current FIFA vice-president
Rafael Esquivel: current Conmebol executive committee member
José Maria Marin: current member of the FIFA organising committee for the Olympic football tournaments
Nicolás Leoz: former FIFA executive committee member and Conmebol president.
While the raids were taking place, the Swiss authorities revealed that they would be launching a separate criminal investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.”
Read more at http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/fifa-rocked-by-fbi-arrests-362137#mkbRoHe7Jq4lswDz.99
Needless to say, this is quite a big story in Europe, and the comments I’m seeing (and hearing from my students) are quite positive in regard to the DOJ’s action against FIFA.
Soccer fans here have long complained that FIFA is a hopelessly corrupt organization, and the fans are generally quite happy to see someone going after them for it. And like student said, “I’m glad the US did it, because here in Europe, the legal authorities are too scared to do it.”
For someone that ‘doesn’t care’, you clearly care enough to post.
We get it. You are one of the many Americans who dosent like ‘soccer’. Just as some of us equally hate baseball and ‘football’. Except we stay out of those sports threads.
Its a sport (THE global sport) increasing in US popularity.
Which I am sure cheers you up no end, lol.
It is a game where the clock NEVER stops and almost all games are completed in less than 2 hours. MLB, NFL, games can go for 3+ hours with long stretches of nothing happening. Don’t look now but viewership of the English Premier League in the U.S. is experiencing explosive growth. The lousiest teams get booted out of the top leagues for poor performance. It is on Saturday mornings. Never played a second of soccer.
Clinton Foundation ties to FIFA.
I understand the FBI has moved in into the offices in Miami of FIFA.
“I understand the FBI has moved in into the offices in Miami of FIFA.”<—— Whoops, I mean CONCACAF, the regional affiliate in essence, the Confederation of North, Central, Caribbean Federations.
Actually, mine was a joke post. I played soccer in high school, enjoyed it, and have become a fan in my Old Age, cheering on Man U whenever possible.
Its ok, I didn’t take offence, my reply was a joke as well.
I have actually watched the NFL since 1982, also CFL and Arena. I cant stand baseball, don’t mind basketball, enjoy ice hockey.
Man U?.......scum!
LOL
I am a lifelong and diehard Glasgow Rangers fan.
This makes no sense unless the DOJ has figured out a way to blame soccer corruption on the Republicans.
I actually became a fan of Cricket for a while, but it was utterly beyond my capability to comprehend the rules.
Man U forever!
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