FIFA Face FBI Criminal Investigation as Indictment Alleges.

This morning seven serving FIFA officials were arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges including vice-presidents Jeffrey Webb - the current CONCACAF president - and Eugenio Figueredo from Uruguay have been arrested, along with Eduardo Li, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas, Rafael Esquivel and Jose Maria Marin.

US attorney general Loretta Lynch addressed a media conference in New York and delivered details of the indictment, which included:

• Long running FBI investigation into bribery and corruption
• The 47-count indictment against individuals includes charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies spanning two decades.
• Beginning in 1991 two generations of soccer officials, including the then-presidents of two regional soccer confederations under FIFA, used their positions to solicit bribes from sports marketers in exchange for commercial rights to their tournaments.
• FIFA executives and others corrupted the bidding process for the 2010 World Cup by using bribes to influence the hosting decision.
• The indictment also alleges that corruption and bribery extended to the 2011 presidential FIFA election, 2016 Copa America and to agreements regarding sponsorship of the Brazilian national soccer team by a major US sportswear company.
• Indictment also alleges that Jack Warner, serving as CONCACAF president, made more than $10m in bribes.