Before the election authorities, the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) in Switzerland arrested a group of high-ranking officials. The case first reported the newspaper “New York Times”. The atmosphere surrounding FIFA is getting hotter.
football Activists arrested for taking and giving bribes, for a total of up to millions of dollars.
Among the charges against the activists are, amongst others, extortion, money laundering, financial fraud using information technology.
The representative of the Swiss court provided that this comes to tenders for the sale of television rights, marketing and sponsorship to events that took place in the United States and Latin America.
whole police operation began in the morning in the hotel Bar au Lac in Zurich.
The US Department of Justice a few hours after a Swiss police announced the names of nine detainees representatives of FIFA. These are: member of the executive committee CONMBEOL Rafael Esquivel, FIFA vice-president Eugenio Figueredo, a former member of the executive committee of FIFA and CONMEBOL President Nicolas Leoz, FIFA executive committee member Eduardo Li, a member of the tournament organizing committees for the Olympic Games Jose Maria Marin, the head of FIFA’s development Julio Rocha, CONCACAF president attache Takkas Costas, former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb.
Top row from left: Rafael Esquivel, Jose Maria Marin, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo, Bottom row from left: Nicolas Leoz, Jack Warner, Jeffrey Webb, Julio Rocha PAP / EPA
– Journalists have long wondered whether decisions of FIFA are not the result of corrupt systems – says Dominik Panek from the portal polskieradio.pl and author of the blog “Football Mafia.”
“The FIFA is the injured party”
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A New York newspaper says that the defendants may be more people, but not all are present in Zurich. – It’s a sad day for the whole of football, but too early to comment – said Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, the only rival Joseph Blatter in Friday’s election in Zurich.
During the press conference FIFA organized in connection with the arrests informed, that there is no plan to translate scheduled for May 29 election for president of the International Football Federation.
– This is for us a difficult situation, but on the other hand, also good for FIFA, because it will clean up the image in the long term. That is the way – said FIFA communications director Walter De Gregorio.
On a visit to Warsaw in connection with the final match of the Europa League, Union of European Football Associations president Michel Platini announced that on Wednesday afternoon in the capital will be an informal meeting the Executive Committee of this organization dedicated to the situation in FIFA.
FIFA activists arrested in Switzerland on charges of corruption
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In recent times, the atmosphere around FIFA has done very hot. In early May, while filming a documentary about corruption in FIFA and irregularities in the organization of the World Cup in Qatar were detained journalists Germany’s biggest television station.
Election of the new government FIFA on May 29
In the elections that will take place on Friday, the incumbent president is one of two candidates. According to a survey conducted among fans, more than four out of five football fans believe that the Swiss Joseph Blatter should not apply for the fifth time by the president of the International Football Federation.
In a survey conducted by Transparency International, which fighting corruption, questioned 35,000 people in 30 countries. Blatter has least support in Chile, where against his re-election favored 99 percent of respondents, and Portugal – 97 percent.
“The aim of the study was to determine the effects of corruption and mismanagement of the environment in the FIFA fans. They will However, they had the right to vote in the elections, “- wrote the organization.
Even in the homeland of Swiss does not have much support. On the question of whether he should apply for re-election, “no” answered 84 percent of the respondents. The most favored is in Qatar, where favorable to him every third fan.
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In the role of President FIFA football fans like to see the Portuguese Luis Figo (59.1 percent) and the Dutch Football Federation President Michael van Praag (8.7). Both, however, had already withdrawn their candidature. The office apply only Jordanian Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein (5.3) and Blatter (2.2). The rest of the respondents – 24.6 percent – did not vote for any of the four.
Blatter acts as the head of world football authorities continuously since 1998. He is also a big favorite of elections that will take place in Zurich. His governments for years, but accompanied by controversy and allegations of corruption. Is the information about the arrests of high authorities of FIFA in Switzerland will affect the next election? On Friday scored an answer.
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