{"id":119918,"date":"2015-05-28T08:41:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T08:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=119918"},"modified":"2015-05-28T08:41:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T08:41:06","slug":"fifa-officials-corrupted-football-us-prosecutors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/fifa-officials-corrupted-football-us-prosecutors\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA officials corrupted football – US prosecutors"},"content":{"rendered":"
US prosecutors have accused several officials from football’s governing body Fifa of racketeering, fraud and money laundering involving tens of millions of dollars over 24 years.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said they had discovered a dozen schemes, including one awarding the 2010 World Cup to South Africa.<\/p>\n
Fourteen people have been indicted, with seven held in Zurich on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Fifa president Sepp Blatter, who is not among them,\u00a0issued a statement vowing to kick out corrupt officials.<\/p>\n
Fifa also announced a “swift and immediate provisional ban” from football-related activity on 11 of the people involved in the US prosecution.<\/p>\n
Fifa says it still intends to hold its presidential election on Friday. Mr Blatter is favoured to win a fifth term.<\/p>\n