Top soccer officials held in dawn raid as US corruption inquiry rocks FIFA
By Agence France-Presse in Zurich | China Daily | Updated: 2015-05-28 07:48
The detention at dawn of several FIFA leaders and a corruption raid on its headquarters on Wednesday rocked world soccer's governing body two days before its leader, Sepp Blatter, seeks a new term.
Two FIFA vice-presidents were among seven people arrested in an early-morning operation at the luxury Zurich hotel where they were preparing for a congress starting on Thursday. All now face deportation to the United States on charges of accepting more than $100 million in bribes.
US authorities said nine soccer officials are among 14 people facing charges over alleged corruption.
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