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Arrested FIFA officials named
By Football Italia staff
The US Department of Justice has named the nine FIFA officials who were arrested in raids at a Zurich hotel this morning.
The arrests were made only two days before world football’s governing body holds its presidential elections, but current President Sepp Blatter has not been charged.
The US Department of Justice statement names nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives as indicted for 'racketeering conspiracy and corruption’.
The most high-profile arrest is Jeffrey Webb, the current FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President who has been touted by Blatter as his possible successor.
Former Vice-President Jack Warner is also on the list, along with executive committee members Eduardo Li and Eugenio Figueredo.
Costas Takkas, attaché to the CONCACAF President, FIFA development officer Julio Rocham and Venezuelan FA President Rafael Esquivel have also been arrested.
Jose Maria Marin, member of the FIFA organising committee, and former Conmebol President Nicolas Leoz hae also been held.
Four sports marketing executives have also been named on the statement.
They are Alejandro Burzaco of Argentine business Torneos y Competencias SA, Aaron Davidson of Traffic Sports USA and Hugo and Mariano Jinkis of Full Play Group SA.
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By Football Italia staff
The US Department of Justice has named the nine FIFA officials who were arrested in raids at a Zurich hotel this morning.
The arrests were made only two days before world football’s governing body holds its presidential elections, but current President Sepp Blatter has not been charged.
The US Department of Justice statement names nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives as indicted for 'racketeering conspiracy and corruption’.
The most high-profile arrest is Jeffrey Webb, the current FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President who has been touted by Blatter as his possible successor.
Former Vice-President Jack Warner is also on the list, along with executive committee members Eduardo Li and Eugenio Figueredo.
Costas Takkas, attaché to the CONCACAF President, FIFA development officer Julio Rocham and Venezuelan FA President Rafael Esquivel have also been arrested.
Jose Maria Marin, member of the FIFA organising committee, and former Conmebol President Nicolas Leoz hae also been held.
Four sports marketing executives have also been named on the statement.
They are Alejandro Burzaco of Argentine business Torneos y Competencias SA, Aaron Davidson of Traffic Sports USA and Hugo and Mariano Jinkis of Full Play Group SA.
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It also mentions world cup bids, though it doesn't stress on that point as much as what you mentioned. Obviously the vultures here are not interested in any of that, as much as they are interested in the idea of Qatar losing the hosting rights. Feckin Europeans that they are 
I am pretty sure over the last 20-30 years too many world cup bids were placed too. It's almost impossible for multi-billion organization not to leave few gaps and individuals accepting bribes.
Hiring Albert Speer (son of) when you are criticised for using slave labour to build stadiums is pretty much spitting people in the face. And kicking them in the balls.
http://www.spiegel.de/international...r-interview-on-qatar-world-cup-a-1011520.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international...r-interview-on-qatar-world-cup-a-1011520.html
Because usually he hasn't done work in countries that are accused of slave labour. If you are accused of such a thing it isn't particularly prudent to hire a contractor whose father, who bore the same name FFS, was known for constructing megalomaniac projects with slaves. It is exactly this type of lack of any common decency whatsoever that annoys me when it comes to Qatar.