The Fifa does not come to rest: The American FBI and the Swiss justice go together against corrupt football administrators before. As early as May, investigators propose to the Zurich precious Hotel Baur au Lac. All developments in the Fifa scandal can be found here in the news ticker.
- Swiss police arrest Fifa functionaries
- FBI hunts corrupt football bosses
- arrest in Zurich Edel Hotel Baur au Lac
The facts: Six months after the spectacular arrests of several soccer officials there have been again a police action against Fifa officials in Zurich luxury hotel. The Swiss Justice confirmed the arrest of two officials of the Football World Association a few hours before the meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich.
It is the vice-president Juan Angel Napout (Paraguay ) and Alfredo Hawit Banegas (Honduras). They have been taken at the request of the US Attorney in Zurich in custody pending extradition. They are accused of having accepted bribes in the millions.
The FBI is investigating against 16 other Fifa officials.
Blatter denies allegations in TV interview from
19.18 Clock: Had Joseph Blatter knowledge of the bribery affair in Fifa? In an interview with the Südwestrundfunk (SWR), the suspended head of the Football World Association denies all allegations.
According to current information, the US FBI is investigating Joseph Blatter. A letter exists the BBC, the suspicion suggests that he was fully informed of the bribes through the sports marketing company ISL. Opposite the SWR denies the 79-year-old but any complicity. To have known about the current allegations of his predecessor Joao Havelange, the bribes paid in the 90s, he said literally: “That’s not true.”
Even after the recent arrests and further investigation by the US Justice against FIFA Coaches Blatter denies any responsibility for the misconduct of himself. “Sure I do not know If I had known what they were doing, I would have made a question mark, would have said, stops with the I’m pissed I am but.. also angry that I should be responsible for everything. I can not do so “.
He sees himself more innocent and wrongly blocked by the FIFA Ethics Committee.
One thing he admitted in an interview with SWR one however: He should resign already in 2014 after the World Cup in Brazil. That was his biggest mistake. He was over his suspension sad, disappointed, even shocked, Blatter said: “I want to fight for my acquittal.”
FBI investigated Blatter’s role in bribery scandal
Monday 07 December 08.26 clock. The US FBI investigated the role of suspended FIFA President Jospeh Blatter in a gigantic bribery scandal according to the BBC. The report from Sunday, according to the sports marketing company ISL is a total of $ 100 million paid to senior officials of the Football World Association (92 million euros). Among them were said to be according to the BBC-search also the former president Joao Havelange and former executive member Ricardo Teixeira. In return, the ISL should have scored in the 90s lucrative television and marketing rights.
In a letter which apparently came from Havelange, the Brazilians have reported the payments received. It states among other things that Blatter had “full knowledge of all activities” and was “at any time” informs. The Swiss have denied these allegations, the BBC reported.
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