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Two criminal probes into corruption at football's governing body Fifa are under way, after seven senior officials were arrested in Zurich on US charges.
Separately, Swiss prosecutors launched a criminal case into the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, to be held in Russia and Qatar respectively.
Nine football officials are among 14 people indicted on corruption charges, the US justice department says.
Fifa plans to go ahead with elections for its next president on Friday.
Incumbent President Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. He was not one of those arrested.
Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan - Mr Blatter's rival for the Fifa presidency - described the arrests as "a sad day for football".
Fifa's Zurich headquarters has also been raided, with electronic data and documents seized.
Separately, Swiss prosecutors launched a criminal case into the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, to be held in Russia and Qatar respectively.
Nine football officials are among 14 people indicted on corruption charges, the US justice department says.
Fifa plans to go ahead with elections for its next president on Friday.
Incumbent President Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. He was not one of those arrested.
Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan - Mr Blatter's rival for the Fifa presidency - described the arrests as "a sad day for football".
Fifa's Zurich headquarters has also been raided, with electronic data and documents seized.
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Elvis dead
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And in other news,Man has landed on the moon.
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 ..this is great for anti corruption tho..the yanks are bearing all the big guns down on fifa..expect plea bargins galore and lots of dirty washing!!! |
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Nothing to do with Septic Bladder.....
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punchy he must go now, this will be aimed at him imo, the yanks are going to get him one way or another, if he took a bribe on yank soil and they can prove it..federal offence 20yrs...
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He won't go until he has to Tony,let's hope it's via a "Perp Walk".......
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When you have nobody to answer to and think your above the law you become Sepp Fatter,
A modern day Stalin.Couldn't lie straight in bed. |
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well summed up chealts, but I think the pressure is now on big time, your not dealing with eurpean justice now, your dealing with the madness that is the usa federal justice..
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The dogs in the street knew what was going on , at least now they are doing something about it now.
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the problem is the yanks want to rule the world - so they use their powers as much as they can , half of the crap in the press release is lies.. FBI my ass - bunch of thugs..
you see what happened is the USA thought they were going to get the 2022 world cup and QATAR got it , it drove the usa over the edge --they were beaten at their own game..paying people off... just as an exmaple how USA interests work in the world - HOW DID CHINA GET THE OLYMPICS WHEN THEY HAD THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD IN THE WORLD , THE YANKS GOT IT FOR THEM THROUGH V DODGY VOTING AND IN RETURN THEY GAVE AMERICAN INTERESTS TWO MACAU CASINO LICENSES.... yes its easy to arrest a few Costa Rican and Nicaraguan soccer delegates - typical yank bullying |
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America is becoming Mexico so Kerrygold won't know who to hate.
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nice to see the bould sepp getting back in!!
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