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A former top FIFA official pleaded not guilty Saturday to racketeering and bribery charges in a corruption case aimed at soccer's governing body that has sent shock waves through the sport. Jeffrey Webb was released on $10 million bond following his arraignment in federal court. Webb, 50, was among seven FIFA officials detained in Switzerland. Source: The Associated Press
Russia & Qatar may be bereaved World Cups' - Fifa official
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Russia & Qatar may be bereaved World Cups' - Fifa official
Russia and Qatar may lose the 2018 and 2022 World Cups severally if proof emerges of graft, leading Fifa official Domenico Scala has same.
The countries deny wrongdoing in their bidding processes and Scala admits he has not seen evidence of corruption.
Scala is the head of Fifa’s audit and compliance committee.
He said: “Should there be evidence that the awards to Qatar and Russia came only because of bought votes, then the awards could be cancelled.”
Speaking to Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung, he added: “Until today, the respective evidence has not been provided.”
Scala made similar comments at the end of 2013 but in light of events at Fifa in the past two weeks this will be viewed as a more serious warning.
Seven senior Fifa officials were arrested last month in high-profile dawn raids at a Zurich hotel, where they had been staying ahead of their presidential election.
They are among 14 people charged by US prosecutors, who allege they accepted bribes and kickbacks estimated at more than $150m (£100m) over a 24-year period.
Swiss authorities have also launched a separate criminal investigation into how the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were allocated.
Sepp Blatter, Fifa president since 1998, was re-elected at the Zurich meeting but announced four days later that he would resign amid the corruption allegations engulfing the organisation,
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world soccer body, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Jerome Valcke, FIFA's secretary general, is described in an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, as an unidentified "high-ranking FIFA official" who in 2008 transferred the sum to another FIFA official, Jack Warner. Valcke is not named as a defendant and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Source: Reuters
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world soccer body, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Jerome Valcke, FIFA's secretary general, is described in an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, as an unidentified "high-ranking FIFA official" who in 2008 transferred the sum to another FIFA official, Jack Warner. Valcke is not named as a defendant and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world soccer body, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing unnamed law-enforcement officials. The newspaper said FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is the unidentified "high-ranking FIFA official" who prosecutors say transferred the sum in 2008 to another FIFA official, Jack Warner. The newspaper said Vlacke's alleged involvement is sure to raise more questions about what Blatter, who was re-elected on Friday to a fifth term as head of FIFA, knew about the money transfer. Source: Reuters
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world soccer body, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Jerome Valcke, FIFA's secretary general, is described in an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, as an unidentified "high-ranking FIFA official" who in 2008 transferred the sum to another FIFA official, Jack Warner. Valcke is not named as a defendant and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Source: Reuters
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world soccer body, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Jerome Valcke, FIFA's secretary general, is described in an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, as an unidentified "high-ranking FIFA official" who in 2008 transferred the sum to another FIFA official, Jack Warner. Valcke is not named as a defendant and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world soccer body, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing unnamed law-enforcement officials. The newspaper said FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is the unidentified "high-ranking FIFA official" who prosecutors say transferred the sum in 2008 to another FIFA official, Jack Warner. The newspaper said Vlacke's alleged involvement is sure to raise more questions about what Blatter, who was re-elected on Friday to a fifth term as head of FIFA, knew about the money transfer. Source: Reuters
