Swiss authorities arrested several top soccer officials in an early morning raid launched as the request of the US government.
Swiss Authorities conducted an early operation to arrest top football officials who were having a meeting at the five-star Baur au lac hotel in Zurich to elect a new president, a process that takes place every four years.
According to US media reports, up to 14 officials could be arrested as part of the FBI investigation. The charges against them include fraud, and money laundering.
"We’re struck by just how long this went on for and how it touched nearly every part of what FIFA did,” a law enforcement official told the New York Times. “It just seemed to permeate every element of the federation and was just their way of doing business. It seems like this corruption was institutionalised.”
Fifa has been plagued by accusations of bribery for decades.
Fifa has been plagued by accusations of bribery for decades.
The arrests would be a blow for Sepp Blatter the current president who will be running again for his fifth term as President. Blatter is not among those being charged, but officials seen as close to him are among those who will face charges, they said.
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