In Zurich Hotel “Baur au Lac” took Swiss authorities on Wednesday several senior Fifa officials, including the Vice-President of Webb and Figueredo, firmly. They are accused of money laundering, fraud and organized crime. All information in the news ticker.
The big Fifa quake. Before the expected re-election of the controversial Fifa president Sepp Blatter seven top officials of the World Association were arrested in Zurich. The FBI assigned to the access in Switzerland. FIFA has now suspended these eleven officials:
- Jeffrey Webb (Cayman Islands)
- Eduardo Li (Costa Rica )
- Julio Rocha (Nicaragua)
- Costas Takkas (United Kingdom)
- Jack Warner (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Eugenio Figueredo (Uruguay)
- Rafael Esquivel (Venezuela)
- José Maria Marin (Brazil)
- Nicolas Leoz (Paraguay)
- Chuck Blazer (USA)
- Daryll Warner (Trinidad and Tobago).
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Blatter’s election victory no longer safe
10.00 Clock: After the dramatic Fifa developments seems a majority of President Sepp Blatter in the planned election for Friday at least no longer guaranteed. After dpa-info, the representatives of the South American confederation Conmebol want to rethink their choice behavior seriously in internal discussions on Thursday.
In addition, discussions with officials of UEFA and CONCACAF in North and Central America should be sought. The Asian confederation, however, on Thursday renewed their loyalty to Blatter.
Blatter truant Medicine Congress
09.23 Clock: Sepp Blatter will not occur contrary to the plans at today’s FIFA Medical Forum. This was announced by Fifa spokesman Guido Tognoni with the correspondent of the British “Guardian”. “President Blatter apologizes that he due to the turmoil, of which you have heard, can not come today.”
Ex-confidant: “US authorities have also Blatter surprised”
09.08 Clock: In an interview with “Watson.ch” Guido Tognoni feared that this time no great successes could be expected in the investigation against FIFA. “I can only hope that the Attorney General not ausbeißt teeth at Fifa. I would not have taken this case, if I had been the Attorney General. This venture now on international parquet. They determined for the case of fraud and money laundering scandal surrounding hedge fund guru Dieter Behring for more than ten years – “and could never produce results. And this investigation relate only to Switzerland. “
That’s all he expects the US authority. “From the American process, we are sure to hear soon. The US prosecutor who has taken over the case, to afford a gaffe. I assume that the corruption allegations have some truth. “
Their actions have also surprised Blatter. “That was a perfectly planned move by the Americans: So many senior Fifa officials in one location and service willing support of a Swiss cantonal police – this opportunity was not allowed to the American justice to be missed. On the allegations will certainly be something to it, “he stressed again.
sponsors threaten Fifa with withdrawal
08.05 Clock: FIFA Partner Visa Sponsor threatens the football’s world governing body with a retreat. “It is important that the Fifa now brings about change,” tells the credit card company. “If FIFA does not create it, we informed you that we will reconsider our sponsorship new.”
Also, Hyundai, one of the five major FIFA Partner, announced: “We are very concerned about the . Court proceedings against Fifa functionaries We will continue to monitor the situation very well “
Blatter to be interrogated and must not leave
07.41 clock. worldwide criticism patters down on Fifa boss Sepp Blatter. The Swiss president of the football governing body is indeed urged by critics to withdraw. But this will hardly come. Blatter himself has only once submerged. The “Daily Mail” reported that he owned no cell phone, receive and send e-mails. On Wednesday his media director Walter De Gregorio spoke briefly about him and said that Blatter “not in his office” dances to the recent cases.
Now let Blatter as the “Daily Mail” reported, the next in the days, however, questioned by the Swiss authorities themselves. The 79-year-old was also received from the Swiss police the arrangement, not to leave the country
Ex-confidant. Blatter are its own employees regardless
06.40 clock: Guido Tognoni was head of media at FIFA and personal adviser to FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Then let this overshadow him by a private detective. It came to a break. Now declared Tognoni, which is why the arrests of high-ranking FIFA officials will not lead to the core of the actual scandal in his view.
“What happened today, harms football, Fifa, but certainly does not hurt Sepp Blatter, “he told” Watson.ch “.
Corruption was at the FIFA” inherent in the system “. This is mainly because that the Fifa boss was only important that he remains, without prejudice itself. You’ve never been able to blame him something, “even if the whole world thinks he is corrupt”.
Blatter’s reaction in the current case Tognoni can already imagine. He will “present, as he has himself intervened in the cases. He will emphasize that he wants a transparent and clean and Fifa to be a marketing tool – the ethics committee – refer. In the case where the determined Switzerland, he even himself filed against persons unknown – a very clever move “
Finally, Blatter will say that he has done everything in his power would be.. The own employees on the other hand were a damn him, not “about the fate of his officials he does not care.” Does he therefore – since his re-election stand even now nothing to prevent: “Blatter has indeed absolutely no more reputation to lose.”
Ex-Federal Minister Blum calls for World Cup boycott
03.28 Clock: The former Labor Minister Norbert Blüm (CDU) because of Fifa scandal for a boycott called the Football World Cup in Qatar
“If a handful of footballers says. We’re not going to the World Cup, when the European Union says: Does your World Cup with Blatter, but we do not go there, the thing is to end! One does not have rumeiern so long. Either Cleanliness is created now, or football going to the dogs, “Blum said in” Stern TV “. “Now, if the stall is not cleaned up, so when’s he going to be cleaned out?”
For the World Cup award Qatar the former politician said in “Stern TV”: “Those who have awarded the World Cup to Qatar, must either have a screw loose or be bribed. This is similar, as I would do the luge World Cup in the Sahara. “
football commentator Marcel Reif presented in the broadcast the championship awards to Russia and Qatar in question. “If really hintenherum money has gone and has been lubricated in order to get the votes, then that choice can not persist. It is an ordeal. The question will be how the mighty Europeans take a stand. And how far they want to then pull this ordeal. Previously there was always big words, they have but it does not attempt it, to provide a truly veritable rival candidates. “
USA obtain arrest warrant against Nicolás Leoz
Thursday, May 28 , 00.21 clock: The US Department of Justice has obtained even against the former head of the South American Football Association in Paraguay CONMEBOL, Nicolas Leoz an international arrest warrant. The 86-year-old had let then immediately into a himself owned hospital in the capital Asunción bring, reported the radio station 780 AM -. Probably to avoid arrest
A spokesman for the Paraguayan Foreign Ministry have the input confirmed the international arrest warrant from the United States, reported the newspaper “Última Hora” on Wednesday. Leoz was from 1986 to 2013 head of the CONMEBOL. He belongs to a group of 14 officials and managers of international football, which the US Department of Justice accused of organized crime and corruption
Ex-FIFA vice Warner remains at large -. To million deposit
23.57 Clock: After corruption allegations from the United States, the former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has asked the police. He was opposed to the payment of a deposit in the amount $ 2.5 million has been set free again after a court hearing on Wednesday, the newspaper reported “Trinidad Express”. In addition, he must give up his passport and to report twice a week to the police. The next court hearing will take place in July.
Earlier, the US Department of Justice had requested the extradition of Warners. Investigators accuse him of organized crime, corruption and money laundering. In the United States for a long time investigations of the FBI to run against former FIFA officials. On Wednesday seven football officials were arrested on corruption charges in Switzerland.
arrest warrant against former FIFA vice-Jack Warner
22.27 Clock: The authorities of Trinidad and Tobago who according to media reports a obtain a warrant for the former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner. The US Department of Justice had requested the extradition of Warners, the Attorney Garvin Nicholas was quoted on Wednesday by the newspaper “Trinidad Express”. There were indications that the application is currently under review by the local police.
Warner had maintained his innocence after the arrests of seven FIFA officials in Zurich in a television interview. In the US for some time investigations of the FBI to run against former FIFA officials. Former US Association chief Chuck Blazer and Warner are among the accused in several suspected cases of corruption.
Blazer pleaded guilty ready. The US Justice Department accused a total of 14 people, including nine football officials, organized crime and corruption
Costa Rica investigation Fifa functionary Li
22.10 clock.: After the arrest of the Costa Rican Fifa functionary Eduardo Li in Switzerland, the prosecutor’s office in his home country has launched an investigation against the association leader. It should be clarified whether possibly flowed bribes to Costa Rica had reached, reported the newspaper “La Nación” on Wednesday, citing the prosecutor.
Li was on Wednesday in Zurich together with six other football arrested officials. The US authorities
they suspected of having accepted bribes totaling more than $ 100 million.
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