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This article was published May 27, 2015 at 17:30.
The last change is the 27 May 2015 at 21:23.
They are heavy accusations that those investigators and US authorities on downloading to the protagonists of the scandal that has involved the football world through the leadership of FIFA. He took to the field directly to the US Justice Secretary, Loretta Lynch, according to which since 1991, two generations of leaders have been guilty of corruption, “year after year, tournament after tournament,” coming to rig the elections of President of the FIFA, in 2011 (re-elected Sepp Blatter), and the allocation of the 2010 World Cup, in 2004, to South Africa. In addition $ 110 million in bribes would be paid for the America’s Cup Centenary, which will be hosted in 2016 in the United States.
The leaders of FIFA involved in the investigation of bribes “have corrupted the system to get rich,” but “we sradicheremo corruption from world football” is the promise made by Loretta Lynch, during a conference Printing in New York with the FBI director, James Comey. Lynch pointed out that the American investigation has revealed “millions and millions of dollars the result of corruption, money laundering and organized crime activities” and complained that the vice president of FIFA, Jack Warner, the South African government received a bribe of 10 millions of dollars to host the World Cup in 2010.
For now, the big boss of world football, Sepp Blatter, will not be charged, but “we want to be clear, this is only the beginning, not the end. No one is above the law, “said the head of the FBI Comey. The United States has requested the extradition of nine FIFA officials accused of bribery and conspiracy. Blatter, for his part, he defends and explains that “action by the Office of the Attorney General was set in motion when we presented a dossier to the Swiss authorities at the end of last year.” “All the suspects were immediately suspended from all activity,” he explains.
Criticism American operation by Russia, whose foreign minister speaks of “illegal use of extraterritorial US law.” To remember that Russia has been awarded the World Cup 2018.
Meanwhile, after the corruption scandal that has now led to seven arrests among the leaders in the evening, the Uefa has asked to postpone the presidential elections FIFA, scheduled next Friday in Zurich. The Uefa could also boycott the congress of the International Federation. “The events of today are a disaster for Fifa and tarnish the image of football as a whole. These facts show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in the culture of FIFA, “he said in a tough statement published on the official website of the Union of European football federations.
Blizzard on top Fifa: bribes to $ 150 million. Blatter investigated but not spring
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