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FIFA Official Charged in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Julio Rocha, the former head of the Nicaraguan Football Federation, has been detained in Switzerland since a raid on a Zurich hotel in May.
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Sepp Blatter Quits as FIFA President Amid Corruption Scandal
Sepp Blatter, 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after the FBI raided a hotel in Zurich and arrested several FIFA officials.
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Brazil Vows 'Vigorous' Probe Following FIFA Scandal
Jose Maria Marin, 83, second in command at the Brazilian Football Confederation, or CBF, was arrested in an early morning raid at a luxury Zurich hotel, following an investigation by the US attorney general's office alleging massive corruption.
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With FIFA Scandal, Switzerland Raises Its Profile on the World Stage
The long arm of American justice had already been shaking up Switzerland, a country with a vaunted culture of secrecy. The arrests of several officials of FIFA, soccer's governing body, in a highly coordinated operation during which plainclothes Swiss officers raided a five-star hotel overlooking Lake Zurich, have a firm legal basis in both countri...
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Diego Maradona Cheers FIFA Arrests, Warns Sepp Blatter Next
Diego Maradona said he was "enjoying" the news of the arrest of seven officials, including two FIFA vice-presidents, in a dawn raid at a luxury hotel in Zurich.
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Soccer World Rocked by U.S., Swiss Arrests of FIFA Officials for Graft
The arrests in a dawn raid at a five-star Zurich hotel mark an unprecedented blow against soccer's governing body FIFA, which for years has been dogged by allegations of corruption but always escaped major criminal cases.
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Prince Ali bin al Hussein Calls FIFA Arrests 'Sad Day' for Football
Swiss police on Wednesday raided a Zurich hotel to detain six top football officials as part of a US investigation into tens of millions of dollars of bribes.
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World Cup 2014 Official Released From Jail After 'Tickets Scandal'
Ray Whelan, a former agent of England football legend Bobby Charlton, a director at Match Hospitality, was arrested at Rio de Janeiro's luxurious beachfront Copacabana Palace Hotel -- where Fifa president Sepp Blatter and other Fifa officials have been staying during the World Cup finals -- days after 11 people were rounded up in a raid to dismantl...
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World Cup 2014: Ticket Official Arrested for Illegal Sales
Ray Whelan, a director at Match Hospitality, was detained at Rio de Janeiro's luxurious beachfront Copacabana Palace Hotel yesterday, days after 11 people were rounded up in a raid to dismantle the network.
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FIFA Official Charged in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Julio Rocha, the former head of the Nicaraguan Football Federation, has been detained in Switzerland since a raid on a Zurich hotel in May.
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Sepp Blatter Quits as FIFA President Amid Corruption Scandal
Sepp Blatter, 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after the FBI raided a hotel in Zurich and arrested several FIFA officials.
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Brazil Vows 'Vigorous' Probe Following FIFA Scandal
Jose Maria Marin, 83, second in command at the Brazilian Football Confederation, or CBF, was arrested in an early morning raid at a luxury Zurich hotel, following an investigation by the US attorney general's office alleging massive corruption.
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With FIFA Scandal, Switzerland Raises Its Profile on the World Stage
The long arm of American justice had already been shaking up Switzerland, a country with a vaunted culture of secrecy. The arrests of several officials of FIFA, soccer's governing body, in a highly coordinated operation during which plainclothes Swiss officers raided a five-star hotel overlooking Lake Zurich, have a firm legal basis in both countri...
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Diego Maradona Cheers FIFA Arrests, Warns Sepp Blatter Next
Diego Maradona said he was "enjoying" the news of the arrest of seven officials, including two FIFA vice-presidents, in a dawn raid at a luxury hotel in Zurich.
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Soccer World Rocked by U.S., Swiss Arrests of FIFA Officials for Graft
The arrests in a dawn raid at a five-star Zurich hotel mark an unprecedented blow against soccer's governing body FIFA, which for years has been dogged by allegations of corruption but always escaped major criminal cases.
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Prince Ali bin al Hussein Calls FIFA Arrests 'Sad Day' for Football
Swiss police on Wednesday raided a Zurich hotel to detain six top football officials as part of a US investigation into tens of millions of dollars of bribes.
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World Cup 2014 Official Released From Jail After 'Tickets Scandal'
Ray Whelan, a former agent of England football legend Bobby Charlton, a director at Match Hospitality, was arrested at Rio de Janeiro's luxurious beachfront Copacabana Palace Hotel -- where Fifa president Sepp Blatter and other Fifa officials have been staying during the World Cup finals -- days after 11 people were rounded up in a raid to dismantl...
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World Cup 2014: Ticket Official Arrested for Illegal Sales
Ray Whelan, a director at Match Hospitality, was detained at Rio de Janeiro's luxurious beachfront Copacabana Palace Hotel yesterday, days after 11 people were rounded up in a raid to dismantle the network.
