Soccer’s Day of Reckoning

Shaun Keating FIFA, News Feather Story 2015

USA & Swiss officials lead probes into FIFA.

Source article on CNN.com (opens in new tab)

14 people connected to FIFA and world soccer have been indicted by the FBI and Swiss authorities.

  1. FIFA is the international governing body for soccer.
  2. FIFA has been suspected of corruption for decades.
  3. FIFA awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia & 2022 to Qatar.
  4. Many suspected the selection process was, again, corrupt.
  5. In 2014, FIFA conducted its own investigation & found nothing.
  6. The FBI and Switzerland did not agree.
  7. Swiss police raided FIFA’s Zurich HQ & arrested 6 people Wed.
  8. The FBI indicted 14 people for wire fraud & money laundering.
  9. People indicted are part of FIFA & other sports organizations.
  10. The FBI is involved because some bribes took place in the USA.

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